Greg Leding
@gregleding.bsky.social
Dad, husband, state senator for Fayetteville. Senate Minority Leader for the 95th Arkansas General Assembly. ➡️ gregleding.com/newsletter
House Republicans had hoped to skip town till September to avoid having to talk about this.
July 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
House Republicans had hoped to skip town till September to avoid having to talk about this.
Wonder what kind of afternoon they’re having at the White House.
July 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Wonder what kind of afternoon they’re having at the White House.
#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.
Needs 27.
They’re getting close.
April 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#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.
Needs 27.
They’re getting close.
#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.
Today it earned just 19 votes.
It needs 27.
April 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#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.
Today it earned just 19 votes.
It needs 27.
#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.
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.
April 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#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.
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.
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.
I feel like that’s maybe not the direction they were hoping this would move today.
April 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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.
I feel like that’s maybe not the direction they were hoping this would move today.
rough day in the senate
March 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
rough day in the senate
Wake up, babe, a new estimate for the prison just dropped.
March 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Wake up, babe, a new estimate for the prison just dropped.
Going back to Little Rock tomorrow knowing the forecast calls for cooler and cloudier weather than last week.
March 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Going back to Little Rock tomorrow knowing the forecast calls for cooler and cloudier weather than last week.
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.
February 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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.
February 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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.
January 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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.
You just try to imagine the next guy having—having ever had—the heart, the humility, the selflessness, the innate need to help others.
December 31, 2024 at 12:47 AM
You just try to imagine the next guy having—having ever had—the heart, the humility, the selflessness, the innate need to help others.
Just another billion, it’s fine, only a little more than triple the original estimate.
December 29, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Just another billion, it’s fine, only a little more than triple the original estimate.
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)
I've never served on the Transportation committees.
(13/14)
December 11, 2024 at 2:28 AM
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)
I've never served on the Transportation committees.
(13/14)
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)
December 11, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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)
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)
That was before Senate Republicans passed a rule banning Democrats from vice-chairing committees.
(11/14)
December 11, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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)
That was before Senate Republicans passed a rule banning Democrats from vice-chairing committees.
(11/14)
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)
If memory serves, we managed to split the committee 10-10 despite holding only 35 of the 100 House seats.
Anyway.
(10/14)
December 11, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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)
If memory serves, we managed to split the committee 10-10 despite holding only 35 of the 100 House seats.
Anyway.
(10/14)
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)
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)
December 10, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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)
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 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)
Why? Mostly because senators are limited to one "A" committee, and the other three are Public Health, Education, and Judiciary.
(8/14)
December 10, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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)
Why? Mostly because senators are limited to one "A" committee, and the other three are Public Health, Education, and Judiciary.
(8/14)
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)
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)
December 10, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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)
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)
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)
Here's a look at Senate Education.
(6/14)
December 10, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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)
Here's a look at Senate Education.
(6/14)