Arkansas Forward Initiative

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Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is rolling out workplace reforms for state employees, including implementing a new Infant at Work policy and ceasing future remote work, The Daily Wire has exclusively learned.

The new policy for parents of newborn babies is part of her Arkansas Forward initiative and will allow parents to bring their infants, from four weeks to six months old, into the workplace with supervisor approval. The program was initially piloted in the Governor’s Office and the Department of Human Services, but will now be expanded statewide. Sanders says it gives working families greater flexibility during a child’s earliest months of life.

“As a working mom, I know how important a child’s earliest months are for bonding and education,” Sanders said in a letter that was sent to state employees. “Working moms and dads are a critical component of our workforce, and I want to make sure we provide additional options for families to have flexibility and not have to choose between staying home with their infant or returning to work.”

America’s Most Conservative Governor Delivers on Promises, Rob Bluey

https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/02/24/exclusive-sarah-huckabee-sanders-leads-the-charge-for-conservative-values-in-arkansas/

OXON Hill, Md.— Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders [pictured here] aspires to make Arkansas the most conservative state in America. And with a growing list of conservative accomplishments, she appears intent on delivering.

Following her CPAC appearance Saturday, Sanders spoke exclusively with The Daily Signal about her approach to governing, legislative priorities, and her take on President Donald Trump’s first month in office. (Sanders served as his press secretary for nearly two years from 2017 to 2019.)

Watch the full interview on The Daily Signal’s YouTube channel or read the transcript—edited for length and clarity—below.

Arkansas Looks to Hold Pharma Execs Criminally Liable for Vaccine Injuries

By Michael Nevradakis, PHD

12/20/24

Arkansas lawmakers are weighing legislation that could pierce the pharmaceutical industry’s federal liability shield for vaccine injuries by holding corporate executives criminally liable for “vaccine harms” if they concealed evidence of risks associated with a vaccine that subsequently seriously injured or killed the recipient. 

Under Senate Bill 6, introduced by Republican State Sen. Bryan King, an executive officer of a pharmaceutical company that “knowingly hides, conceals, omits, or otherwise withholds evidence, documentation, or information that the vaccine has dangerous effects,” would be found guilty of a felony and face a prison sentence of one year to life.

The bill is pending before the Arkansas Senate. King also introduced Senate Bill 5, to hold Pharma executives criminally liable for “prescription drug harm.” 

Bryan King Introducing Legislation to Prevent Vaccine Harms, Other Voices Raise Concerns

Arkansas lawmakers are weighing legislation that could pierce the pharmaceutical industry’s federal liability shield for vaccine injuries by holding corporate executives criminally liable for “vaccine harms” if they concealed evidence of risks associated with a vaccine that subsequently seriously injured or killed the recipient.

Under Senate Bill 6, introduced by Republican State Sen. Bryan King [pictured right], an executive officer of a pharmaceutical company that “knowingly hides, conceals, omits, or otherwise withholds evidence, documentation, or information that the vaccine has dangerous effects,” would be found guilty of a felony and face a prison sentence of one year to life.

The bill is pending before the Arkansas Senate. King also introduced Senate Bill 5, to hold Pharma executives criminally liable for “prescription drug harm.”

Previous versions of both bills unanimously passed last year in the Arkansas Senate but died in the Arkansas House.

Arkansas Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Bill Dies

Arkansas Capitol Rotunda

On February 20, 2019, Bill HB 1536, seeking to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia, was filed in the Arkansas House. The bill's title: "To create the compassionate care end-of-life option act; and to exempt the compassionate care end-of-life option act from the definition of 'physician-assisted suicide.'"

On that same date, the bill was read for the first time, rules suspended. The bill was also read for a second time and referred to the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor.

On April 24, 2019, the bill died on the House Calendar at Sine Die Adjournment.