The Arkansas Senate has passed an appropriation bill for expenses for the state’s two legislative bodies and the state auditor for the upcoming fiscal year. Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R-Beebe), chair of the Joint Budget Committee, reintroduced the House Bill 1085…
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House Report: General Assembly Asked to Cut $205 Million from Previous Budget
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe 2020 Fiscal Session is now underway. As we did in the recent special session, the House met at the Jack Stephens Arena at UALR to provide enough space for social distancing. We will continue to meet at that venue…
By law, Fiscal Sessions can only last 30 days (45 days with a ¾ vote to extend), so members work weeks in advance drafting appropriation measures in order to ensure our sessions are brief. That preparation begins in budget hearings.…