The Senate voted 34-0 to allow Magnolia Republican Sen. Steve Crowell to introduce his proposal increasing the homestead tax credit to $675. An Arkansas House committee approved an identical bill last week.
Some lawmakers are hoping their colleagues will consider their non-budgetary bills during the fiscal session that began last week
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More than 870,000 Arkansas residents receive some type of health care through Medicaid, which is operated by the state Department of Human Services
The new water plan must factor in aging infrastructure, an issue throughout Arkansas whether the area is densely or sparsely populated
