Senator Orr moves ahead with change in school funding formula Written on February 19, 2025. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/alabama-lawmakers-recommend-revamp-of-k-12-school-funding-model/article_4b8774da-eaf7-11ef-a680-1bb6d0e3dd10.html
Senator Orr leading charge to help independent contractors obtain health and retirement benefits Written on February 10, 2025. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/bill-will-allow-portable-benefits-for-gig-workers/article_ffc1eb8e-e312-11ef-85cf-bf5fc3d28d81.html
Senator Orr’s bill to terminate stale warrants passes Senate Written on February 10, 2025. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/orrs-bill-to-purge-old-misdemeanor-warrants-passes-in-senate/article_5a7e613e-e4a7-11ef-8ba0-43148cd5d11b.html
Senator Orr’s legislation helps improve national education testing scores Written on January 31, 2025. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state/nations-report-card-shows-gains-for-alabama/article_5be7f66e-de73-11ef-9095-2b9727885aac.html
Senator Orr and Representative Moore secure funding for downtown Decatur public art display Written on January 21, 2025. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/projected-art-display-under-gordon-terry-overpass-proposed/article_5b292598-d448-11ef-80e6-2ba6c5bd01e9.html
Senator Orr’s municipal court reporting bill (now law) will have significant impact in reducing crime according to state law enforcement leaders Written on January 21, 2025. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state_capital/new-municipal-court-reporting-mandate-to-have-huge-impact-on-public-safety/article_2cad268a-c78f-11ef-9bc2-53228528f879.html
Senator Orr leading Alabama’s DOGE effort Written on January 21, 2025. Source: https://1819news.com/news/item/state-sen-arthur-orr-alabama-working-for-efficient-and-lean-state-government
RSA compliments Senator Orr for vigilance in making informed budgetary decisions Written on January 21, 2025. Source: https://www.rsa-al.gov/uploads/files/Advisor_January_2025_web.pdf
Senator Orr declines Attorney General run Written on January 17, 2025. Source: https://aldailynews.com/orr-i-will-not-be-a-candidate-for-attorney-general-in-2026/
Senator Orr leading effort for semiquincentennial celebration of U.S. birthday Written on January 2, 2025. Source: https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state/planning-underway-for-statewide-celebrations-of-us-semiquincentennial/article_d4360700-b0d3-11ef-8d24-e3327c3866e0.html
