A bill that would exempt military retirement pay and survivor benefits from state income taxes passed in the House 75-14, with 8 voting present. The Senate version of the bill also passed in the Senate Revenue and Tax Committee. State…
January 30, 2017
by Ibby Caputo
The House passed Governor Hutchinson’s plan to alter the funding formula for higher education by 80-10, with 3 voting present. The bill, filed by Rep. Mark Lowery (R-Maumelle), would send state dollars to public colleges and universities based on performance. The…
January 30, 2017
by Ibby Caputo
A bill that would exempt military retirement pay and survivor benefits from state income taxes passed on a voice vote with no dissent in the House Revenue and Tax Committee Thursday.
January 27, 2017
by Ibby Caputo
A bill that would establish education savings accounts in Arkansas is breaking new ground in school choice legislation, according to its sponsor. But critics — including the state’s influential school superintendent association — say it could pose major fiscal problems for Arkansas if passed in its current form.
January 26, 2017
by Ibby Caputo
An Arkansas House committee has approved a plan to alter the funding formula for higher education. The House Education Committee advanced a bill by Rep. Mark Lowery (R-Maumelle) on Tuesday that would send state dollars to public colleges and universities based on performance. The state now awards colleges and universities money mostly based on enrollment.
January 25, 2017
by Lindsey Millar and Brooke Nelson
Governor Hutchinson's $50 million tax cut proposal for low-income earners passed in the Senate and the House today.
January 24, 2017
by Ibby Caputo
Both Governor Hutchinson’s tax cut for low-income earners and an alternative low-income tax relief bill calling for an Earned Income Tax Credit advanced on a voice vote in the House Revenue and Tax committee Thursday at the state Capitol. Both…
January 19, 2017
by Ibby Caputo
Governor's Hutchinson's tax cut for low-income earners advanced on a voice vote in the Senate Revenue and Tax committee Wednesday at the state Capitol.
January 18, 2017
by Ibby Caputo
Governor's Hutchinson's tax cut for low-income earners advanced on a voice vote in the Senate Revenue and Tax committee Wednesday.
January 18, 2017
by Ibby Caputo
Several state legislators who had been critical of Governor Hutchinson’s $50 million tax cut for Arkansas’s lowest earners now say they will support the plan.
January 16, 2017
by Ibby Caputo
Rep. Warwick Sabin (D-Little Rock) has filed alternative legislation to Governor Hutchinson’s proposed $50 million tax cut on Arkansans who earn less than $21,000. The Working Families Opportunity Act would establish a state Earned Income Tax Credit.
January 12, 2017
by Ibby Caputo