Today's headlines from KASU News for Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, include a Senate panel backing new rules for ballot petitions which could change how signatures are collected, and a House bill advancing to ban personal devices in schools. Additional stories cover the advancement of a bill for universal free breakfast in schools funded by medical marijuana revenue, and the failure of a bill to hold private schools in a voucher program to the same reporting standards as public schools. A new bill requiring Disability Rights Arkansas to report to lawmakers is criticized as government overreach. More stories include an amendment to Arkansas maternal health laws and the progress of the Dental School at Lyon College.
00:30 Petition Legislation Passes Senate Committee
02:22 Debate on Senate Bill 142: Banning Personal Devices in Schools
03:26 Free School Breakfast Bill Clears House Panel
05:33 Private School Voucher Reporting Bill Fails
06:13 Maternal Health Law Amendments
07:15 Disability Protection Bill Debate
08:44 Lyon College School of Dental Medicine Receives Accreditation
