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'Arkansas House'

No progress this week on Medicaid expansion

The Arkansas House adjourned today until 1:30 p.m. Monday. So further votes or action on amendments to make the private option Medicaid expansion acceptable to holdouts will wait until at least then. The measure has passed the Senate but needs 75 votes in the House. It has not gotten past 73 known supporters so far.
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No vote today on Medicaid expansion

The bills to fund private option Medicaid expansion have again been passed over in the House today. Here's all the latest from the Capitol.
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Arkansas House fails on first vote to pass 'private option' Medicaid expansion under Obamacare

The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 70-27 with one present to approve an appropriation bill to continue for a second year the private option version of Medicaid expansion provided by the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. That was five votes short of the number needed. It will be brought up again. The vote followed a number of speeches, most from opponents, repeating familiar points. No Democrat spoke. The Senate may vote on the measure before the House votes again.

Tim Griffin's butterfly effect on the Arkansas House

U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin's decision not to seek re-election heartened Democrats yesterday for the possibility — acknowledged by sane Republicans — that the 2nd District now presents the potential for a Democratic pickup.
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Republican JP Bob Johnson switches parties to run for state House as Democrat

Justice of the Peace Bob Johnson of Jacksonville, who ran as a Republican, has announced he's changing parties and will run as a Democrat for state representative for the seat currently held by Democrat Mark Perry, who's term limited.

Jodie Mahony announces for state House

Jodie Mahony, a Little Rock public relations consultant, announced today that he'd run as a Democrat to succeed term-limited state Rep. John Edwards for the district covering parts of Little Rock and out to Roland.
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The House approves Medicaid expansion, 77-23

The Arkansas House voted 77-23 in favor of the appropriation bill, HB 1219, to pay for a federally financed expansion of Medicaid health insurance coverage under President Obama's health care legislation.

Republican Davy Carter elected Arkansas House speaker

The Arkansas House of Representatives is considering leadership for the next session. It opened with Democrat Darrin Williams speaking for confirmation of his earlier election as speaker for 2013.
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UPDATE II: House recount produces five votes for Democratic candidate

Another county recount has been completed in the four-county canvass of votes in the House District 52 race, which put Republican John Hutchison of Harrisburg 44 votes ahead of Democrat L.J. Bryant of Grubbs.

UPDATE: Arkansas House organizes, leadership change to wait until next week

The Arkansas House of Representatives-elect is caucusing this morning to draw seniority and otherwise begin organizing for the 2013 legislative sesson.
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L.J. Bryant requests recount in state House race UPDATE

L.J. Bryant, the Augusta Democrat who finished election night trailing House District 52 opponent John Hutchison, a Republican, by 44 votes, says he's formally requested a recount of ballots in the four counties the district covers.

Republicans want to bypass law, designate new speaker NOW

The Arkansas House of Representatives meets Friday to begin\ organizing for the next legislative session, most likely the first at which a Republican majority will be seated.
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