About Arkansas Legislative Bill Tracker
Janie Ginocchio, MPA
Janie Ginocchio, MPA
Janie Ginocchio, MPA
Co-Founder Janie Ginocchio is an award-winning investigative journalist and public policy strategist with over 15 years of experience in media, advocacy, and analysis. As a journalist, she earned the I.F. Stone Award for Investigative Journalism and multiple first-place honors from the Arkansas Press Association and Associated Press Manag
Co-Founder Janie Ginocchio is an award-winning investigative journalist and public policy strategist with over 15 years of experience in media, advocacy, and analysis. As a journalist, she earned the I.F. Stone Award for Investigative Journalism and multiple first-place honors from the Arkansas Press Association and Associated Press Managing Editors. Notably, she was a defendant in Whiteside v. Russellville Newspapers, a landmark case that enhanced the Fair Report Privilege for Arkansas journalists. Her policy career includes serving as Public Policy Director at Southern Bancorp and Lead Policy and Program Analyst at the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, specializing in Medicaid and Medicare systems. At ArkLeg Bill Tracker, she merges investigative rigor with public policy analysis to provide accessible insights on Arkansas bills, predictive impacts, and editorial content. Guided by values of transparency, trauma-informed practice, and equity for ALICE households, she strives to make complex legislation understandable and actionable for Arkansans.
Scott Perkins
Janie Ginocchio, MPA
Janie Ginocchio, MPA
Co-Founder Scott Perkins is an investigative journalist and communications strategist with over 25 years of experience in media, government, and advocacy. His career began at age 19, covering the 1998 Westside Middle School shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas—an early lesson in trauma, justice, and public accountability. He later led newsroom
Co-Founder Scott Perkins is an investigative journalist and communications strategist with over 25 years of experience in media, government, and advocacy. His career began at age 19, covering the 1998 Westside Middle School shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas—an early lesson in trauma, justice, and public accountability. He later led newsrooms across the state, directing coverage of high-profile cases including the Nona Dirksmeyer trial, and played a pivotal role in Whiteside v. Russellville Newspapers, a landmark case that strengthened the Fair Report Privilege in Arkansas. Scott also served as Legislative Director for the Association of Arkansas Counties, where he advanced FOIA education and built coalitions to protect Arkansas from burdensome federal regulations. As co-founder of ArkLeg Bill Tracker, he leads public policy analysis, predictive impact assessments, and communications strategy focused on Arkansas bills, combining policy expertise with trauma-informed advocacy to make complex policy accessible and actionable for Arkansans.