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Fluoride bill fails in Senate committee a second time
A bill that would give local water providers control over water fluoridation failed to pass for a second time in an Arkansas Senate committee Wednesday. House Bill 1355, sponsored by Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, failed on a voice vote of the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee. The bill received only three of the […]
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Watch fluoride for babies; HB 1355 on Senate committee schedule again
Harrison Public Works director Wade Phillips told the City Council on Thursday that the Carroll Boone Water District is about to start fluoridation, but parents of infants and small children should be notified of a precaution concerning dental fluorosis. Phillips told aldermen that most equipment is in place at the water treatment plant to begin […]
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Senate committee defeats anti-fluoridation bill
The bill previously approved by the House to give “local control” to fluoridation of water — to end use of fluoride in many localities, in other words — failed to pass the Senate Public Health committee this morning after the usual debate pitting medical experts against the anti-fluoride crowd. The bill was co-sponsored by three […]
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Madison County: JPs adopt resolution in favor of granting locals fluoride control
The Madison County Quorum Court at its monthly meeting on Feb. 17 unanimously adopted Resolution 2015-2 [see below and also pdf], which calls for the repeal of Act 197 of 2011, which mandates the adding of fluoride to certain water systems in the state. To read full article, click here RESOLUTION 2015-2 A RESOLUTION CALLING […]
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Fluoridated water Optional under bill passed by Arkansas House
Fluoride in drinking water would no longer be required under a bill passed by the Arkansas House Thursday. Representative Jack Ladyman (R-Jonesboro) sponsored the legislation allowing local water authorities, serving over 5,000 people, to opt-out of a 2011 fluoride requirement. Ladyman questioned the validity of science that concludes fluoride is beneficial to dental health. “All […]
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Fluoride bill heads to Senate
A bill that would allow water fluoridation to be locally controlled passed the House on Thursday. House Bill 1355, sponsored by Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, said his bill didn’t focus on the science of whether fluoride should be included in water, but instead gave local control to cities and counties over the water supply. Several representatives […]
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Arkansas State Dental Association urges dentists to oppose fluoridation bill in Arkansas
The Arkansas State Dental Association today issued its first “Call to Action” urging dentists to contact their state representative immediately to oppose HB1355 by Rep. Jack Ladyman (R-Jonesboro) and other members of the House and Senate. As stated in the ASDA Legislative Briefs dated February 16 HB1355 is designed to negate Act 197 of 2011, the […]
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House Panel OKs Bill To Make Fluoridation Optional
LITTLE ROCK — A House committee on Tuesday endorsed a bill that would let local communities and water utilities decide whether to add fluoride to public water supplies. House Bill 1355 by Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, received a “do pass” recommendation from the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee and heads next to the […]
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Bill filed to establish local control over fluoride levels in water systems
LITTLE ROCK – An Arkansas representative has filed a bill aimed at providing local control over fluoride levels in water systems, according to legislative records. Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, filed the bill on Tuesday (Feb. 10) at 4:10 p.m., legislative records state. The bill is called HB 1355 or “An act to provide local control […]
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Eureka Springs. FROM THE EDITOR: Lobbying for Dental Health?
Of all the stories I cover in Eureka Springs, no other garners more local, national and even international attention than fluoride. Each time I run a story about fluoride, I inevitably get calls and emails from not only the citizens of Eureka and surrounding areas, but from people in cities as far away as Canada […]
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