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Covid-19 Response Update for April 16, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for April 16, 2020

·        This morning, the House passed the remaining appropriation bills and the Senate version of the Revenue Stabilization Act...

Covid-19 Response Update for April 15, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for April 15, 2020

With a vote of 97-0 and 2 members voting present, the House approved HB1096, an Act to Amend the Revenue Stabilization Act. This outlines the $5.9 bil...

Covid-19 Response Update for April 14, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for April 14, 2020

·      There are no new positive cases today from Cummins Unit. Division of Corrections Director Dexter Payne says the department is do...

Covid-19 Response Update for April 13, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for April 13, 2020

The numbers released today show the largest increase of positive tests in a 24 hour period for Arkansas. There are 130 new cases reported.A majority o...

Covid-19 Response Update for April 10, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for April 10, 2020

·      The Governor said he and Health Secretary Dr. Nate Smith discussed the state’s targeted response approach with National Institut...

Update on State Budget and Unemployment Claims in Arkansas
Update on State Budget and Unemployment Claims in Arkansas

The 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 sp...

Covid-19 Response Update for April 9, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for April 9, 2020

·         Of the 1094 cases of COVID-19 confirmed, 253 of those patients have recovered. There are 841 active cases at this time.·...

Covid-19 Response Update for April 8, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for April 8, 2020

·      The 2020 Fiscal Session began at noon today.·      As we did in the recent special session, the House met at the...

Covid-19 Response Update for April 7, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for April 7, 2020

·       There are now 946 cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas, an increase of 71 from Monday afternoon. The positive cases include 134 health...

Covid-19 Response Update for April 6, 2020
Covid-19 Response Update for April 6, 2020

·         There are now 875 cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas. Of those, 74 patients are in the hospital and 22 are on a ventilator.·...

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