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LITTLE ROCK – Law enforcement leaders and legislators gathered in the second-floor rotunda at the state capitol today as Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill that grants one-time stipends of up to $5,000 to police and probation and parole officers, and a second bill that increases the salary for Arkansas state troopers and other certified law enforcement officers of the Department of Public Safety. "This was a public service session in which we showed our appreciation and the value we place on our law enforcement officers," Governor Hutchinson said. "There's not been a session of the legislature that's done more to my knowledge for law enforcement." Over the past seven years, Arkansas has improved its parole and probation system, mandated crisis-intervention training for officers, and upgraded the state's 911 system. "Our support for law enforcement did not begin with this session," the Governor said, "but we certainly put an exclama

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