LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have given initial approval to a $500 million tax cut package.
The majority-Republican House and Senate on Wednesday approved identical versions of bills outlining the tax cuts proposed by GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Hutchinson called a special session to take up the tax cuts after the state’s surplus reached $1.6 billion. The tax cuts passed over objections from Democrats who questioned whether the move would jeopardize some of the state’s COVID-19 relief money.
Democrats have also said lawmakers should raise teacher pay.
Final votes on the tax cuts are expected in both chambers today.
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