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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

House Republicans had hoped to skip town till September to avoid having to talk about this.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Wonder what kind of afternoon they’re having at the White House.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

#SB354 has failed for a fourth time, but it received its most votes today, coming in at 21. We know there’s a present vote on the board that’ll vote for it once there are at least 27 votes, so it’s essentially at 22. Needs 27. They’re getting close.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

#SB354 has failed a fourth time, and it lost a vote today. At one point, it had as many as 20 votes (when factoring in an absent aye). Today it earned just 19 votes. It needs 27.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Here’s the vote by which #SB290, the Buffalo River bill, cleared the Senate earlier this afternoon. The measure now heads to House Ag.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

#SB354 doesn’t appear to be picking up any steam. Yea votes over each of the first three attempts: 19, 18, 19. One yea vote was absent today, so a more accurate tally here is probably 20. As a reminder, appropriations need 27 votes to clear the Senate.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Nineteen votes yesterday, just 18 today—and had Senator Tucker and I not done the courtesy of pairing votes with two absent members, it’d have had just 16. I feel like that’s maybe not the direction they were hoping this would move today.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Wake up, babe, a new estimate for the prison just dropped.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Going back to Little Rock tomorrow knowing the forecast calls for cooler and cloudier weather than last week.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Made it back to Fayetteville in time to roll straight over to Senator King’s town hall. Guess what he’s talking about. Go ahead. Guess.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I've only received about a couple hundred emails opposed to #SB290. Literally nonstop at the moment.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Always watching, knees weak, waiting for a certain state senator to rise and speak #ARlegValentines

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Now that legislators are in session, be sure to use the in-session number for each chamber's switchboard. Staff will put a "pink slip" with your message on your lawmakers' desks.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

You just try to imagine the next guy having—having ever had—the heart, the humility, the selflessness, the innate need to help others.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Just another billion, it’s fine, only a little more than triple the original estimate.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It's not an exact counterpart to the House Committee on Public Transportation, but the Senate Committee on Transportation, Technology, and Legislative Affairs—the lone "C" committee—generally considers the same legislation. I've never served on the Transportation committees. (13/14)

The Senate Transportation committee for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly includes Senators Hill, Dismang, Mark Johnson, Bryant, Stone, Dees, Love, and Scott.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

State Agencies and Governmental Affairs is one of two committees on which I've never served, but it's a biggie. In addition to handling congressional redistricting once a decade, the committee considers all constitutional amendments proposed by legislators. (12/14)

The Senate State Agencies committee for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly includes Senators Flippo, Payton, Clark, Hammer, Sullivan, Tucker, King, and Dotson.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I never served on City, County, and Local Affairs in the House, but I served as vice chair of the committee in the Senate in 2019, my first session in that chamber. That was before Senate Republicans passed a rule banning Democrats from vice-chairing committees. (11/14)

The Senate City County Local committee for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly includes Senators Stubblefield, Petty, English, Hester, Rice, Wallace, Davis, and Bryant.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I served on House Insurance and Commerce in 2015. I had no interest in the committee, but we felt it might play a key role in keeping Medicaid expansion alive. And it did. If memory serves, we managed to split the committee 10-10 despite holding only 35 of the 100 House seats. Anyway. (10/14)

The Senate Insurance and Commerce committee for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly includes Senators Blake Johnson, Boyd, Flowers, Irvin, Mark Johnson, Murdock, Penzo, and McKee.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

In the Senate, "B" committees generally meet at 10:00 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays during session. Of all the committees, I've served the most time on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development—10 years all together by the time I term out. (9/14)

The Senate Ag committee for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly includes Senators Caldwell, Stone, Dismang, Hickey, Leding, Gilmore, Crowell, and Scott.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The last of the four "A" committees is Rev and Tax. Just as in the 94th General Assembly, no Democrat will serve on the committee in the 95th General Assembly. Why? Mostly because senators are limited to one "A" committee, and the other three are Public Health, Education, and Judiciary. (8/14)

The Senate Rev and Tax committee for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly includes Senators Hickey, Crowell, Dismang, Caldwell, Hester, Hammer, Boyd, and Petty.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

With his seniority restored, Senator Alan Clark (R-Lonsdale) was able to return as chair of Senate Judiciary. A number of senators elected in 2022 are set to vice-chair committees this session, thanks in part to the Senate Republicans' new rule barring Democrats from vice-chairing. (7/14)

The Senate Judiciary committee for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly includes Senators Clark, Dees, Stubblefield, Rice, Blake Johnson, Tucker, Gilmore, and McKee.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Another thing to keep in mind: Lawmakers can only serve on one "A" and one "B" committee. This is largely due to how the committees are scheduled: All "A" committees generally meet at the same time, and same with the "B" committees. Here's a look at Senate Education. (6/14)

The Senate Education committee for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly includes Senators English, Sullivan, Flowers, Davis, King, Murdock, Bryant, and Dotson.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

A couple of things to know about the compositions of the nine standing committees in the Senate: Senate Republicans limit Democrats to just two of the eight seats on each committee, and they prohibit Democrats from serving as chair or vice-chair. (5/14)

The Senate Public Health committee for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly includes Senators Irvin, Wallace, Flippo, Hill, Leding, Penzo, Payton, and Love.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

It went well. Deep-fried turkey, gumbo (with both rice and potato salad available), jambalaya, sweet potato casserole (winner of the 2018 First & Last Annual Casserole Cook-Off), green beans (with pancetta and brown sugar), my mom’s dressing, sister’s cranberry sauce, and dad’s pies.

A photo of a drop-dead gorgeous deep-fried turkey.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Here's a look at the partisan makeup of House and Senate standing committees for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly. The 2025 Regular Session is set begin at noon Monday, January 13, 2025. #ARpx

A color-coded chart of the partisan makeup of the House and Senate standing committees for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly.

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Can't wait to talk about how folks can get involved in the political process at tomorrow's Kids Count Coalition event here in Fayetteville. #ARpx

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Greg Leding @gregleding.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Reporting by Josh Snyder at the Democrat-Gazette updates the location for next Thursday’s town hall to the Charleston High School gym.

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