Opinion

By Sen. Scott Flippo

The Arkansas Legislative Council voted to fund the Educational Freedom Accounts (EFA) through the rest of the 2025-2026 school year. The accounts can be used to offset the expenses of home school materials or go toward tuition at an accredited private or parochial school in Arkansas. Currently, over 44,000 Arkansas students are participating in the program this school year.

James 3:8-10 KJV: The tongue has no bones but strong enough to break a heart. We could get into a fight and perhaps I would break your arm. With proper medical care the arm would mend, maybe even be good as new, then I could apologize to you and we could be friends.

President Trump is often given credit for operating a strategic game of 4-D chess. I agree with Jay Kuo, Trump’s 4-D games are Deny, Deflect, Demean and Destroy.

LITTLE ROCK – This past regular session both the Senate and House filed over 1,600 bills. Of those bills, 1,026 passed both chambers and were signed into law by the governor. Here are a few bills that stand out for the 2025 Regular Session.

First, I would like to wish a Very Merry Christmas to all and to all a Happy New Year!

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is currently working on 230 active projects as of early October 2025, with a projected cost of $2.4 billion.