Tag: state budget

Governor presents budget with record $550 million increase for education, $555 million surplus

Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Nov. 10) presented his final biennial balanced budget to the Arkansas General Assembly. The governor’s recommendation, which outlines state government spending for the fiscal year…

Gov. Hutchinson tells state agencies to develop ‘contingency plans’ as state tax collections slow

One day after enacting a $50.5 million tax cut for low-income Arkansas workers into law, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Jan. 2) told reporters he has sent state agency directors…