Northwest Arkansas Politics

Kelly Scott Unger is a Democrat from Siloam Springs challenging Rep. Robin Lundstrum, R-Elm Springs, for House District 87. Lundstrum is seeking a third term in office. More info here: http://bit.ly/2LbAKYa "News Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rep. Austin McCollum, R-Bentonville, has a Democratic challenger in Celeste Williams. She's hoping to take House District 95 come November, and she joined our podcast this week to discuss her campaign. More info here: http://bit.ly/2uyxDy5 "News Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Getting birth control without a prescription in Arkansas? One legislator is working on it. Rep. Aaron Pilkington, R-Clarksville, just had his interim study proposal approved by colleagues and is pushing for pharmacists in Arkansas to be able to issue oral contraceptives without a prescription. More info here: http://bit.ly/2u3YNxq "News Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Denise Garner is the Democrat challenging Rep. Charlie Collins for House District 84. It's the one red district in Fayetteville. Garner came on the podcast to discuss guns, healthcare and more. More info here: http://bit.ly/2yWduHN "News Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Now that SCOTUS has cleared the way for Arkansas and other states to collect online sales tax, the question becomes, will a bill be put forth in 2019 to address the issue? Rep. Bob Ballinger, R-Berryville, and Rep. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, join the podcast to discuss that likelihood.  More info here: http://bit.ly/2KkAghc "News Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/