Tag: prison funding

House panel approves ‘Citizens Only’ voting amendment; Senate defeats prison funding bill again

After a grueling day of debate at the State Capitol that lasted until nearly 8 p.m., lawmakers on the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee recommended one proposed constitutional…

Senate downs prison appropriation bill, passes state employee pay plan

The Arkansas State Senate on Tuesday (April 1) defeated an appropriation bill that would have provided $750 million in spending authority for the Department of Corrections to build a new…