With legislative leaders aiming to wrap up the session by Friday, the Arkansas General Assembly this week will consider a proposed general revenue budget for the next fiscal year, public safety overhaul and income tax bills, and decide whether to refer any proposed constitutional amendments to voters in the 2024 general election.
With legislative leaders aiming to wrap up the session by Friday, the Arkansas General Assembly this week will consider a proposed general revenue budget for the next fiscal year, public safety overhaul and income tax bills, and decide whether to refer any proposed constitutional amendments to voters in the 2024 general election.
A Senate panel on Wednesday endorsed a wide-ranging criminal justice bill announced earlier this week by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The bill by Sen. Ben Gilmore, R-Crossett, would end parole for rape and capital murder, and it would increase penalties for certain other charges.
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A Senate panel on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging criminal justice bill that aims to revamp Arkansas parole system and would require people convicted of the most violent felonies to serve the entirety of their sentences in prison.