Bolstered by better-than-expected individual income and sales and use tax collections, Arkansas' general revenue collections in October increased by $69.5 million, or 12.3%, over the same month a year ago to $634.9 million.
The number of full-time state employees dropped by more than 1,600 last fiscal year to nearly 57,000, with much of the decline in human services and prisons agencies, according to Bureau of Legislative Research reports.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has decided against calling a special legislative session to start Monday to consider income tax cuts, saying Tuesday that "we need more time" to finalize the details with legislative leaders and make sure that the package has sufficient support among lawmakers.
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