Andrew DeMillo, Associated PressStudentsArkansas Lawmakers Eye More Changes to Campus Guns BillLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas lawmakers said Monday they’re negotiating more changes to a bill allowing concealed handguns on college campuses after it faced resistance from the National Rifle Association over its age and training restrictions. The Senate voted to send the bill back to the Judiciary Committee for possible amendments. The measure currently allows […]February 28, 2017StudentsNRA Drops Support of Arkansas Campus Guns Bill After ChangesLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The National Rifle Association said Wednesday it no longer supports a bill allowing concealed handguns on Arkansas college campuses after it was limited to people 25 and over who have gone through active shooter training. The NRA urged legislators to remove the changes to the bill that were made through a […]February 23, 2017News RoundupArkansas Court Asked to Revive Case Over Magazine LoanLITTLE ROCK, Ark. ― A Hot Springs man asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday to revive his lawsuit challenging a university’s $700,000 loan to the Oxford American literary magazine, arguing that the textbook revenue and other funds that were used are the public’s money. Justices heard oral arguments in James McCafferty’s lawsuit over the […]January 21, 2016HomeArkansas, Arkansas State Opt Out of Campus Gun LawArkansas’ two largest university systems voted Thursday to ban faculty and staff from carrying concealed handguns on campus, joining a growing number of schools in the state opting out of a new law allowing the firearms.May 23, 2013HomeMost Ark. Schools Opting Out of Campus Gun LawAt least nine colleges and universities have voted to opt out of the new law, which allows schools to determine whether to allow the weapons on their campuses.May 19, 2013HomeArk. Senate Panel Rejects Immigrant Tuition BillA state Senate committee deadlocked Wednesday on a proposal aimed at allowing Arkansas colleges and universities to extend in-state tuition rates to some immigrants who came to the country as children illegally.April 10, 2013Community CollegesArk. Panel Advances Guns on Campus ProposalA proposal advanced by a House panel Tuesday would leave the decision of whether to allow faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns up to college and university boards after the lawmaker behind the idea changed his bill to allow schools to opt out.February 12, 2013HomeEducation Secretary Duncan Urges Greater K-12, Higher Education TransparencyDuring a speech sponsored by the University of Arkansas, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged schools across the country to disclose more data on student achievement and teacher effectiveness.August 28, 2010Page 1 of 1
