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Pre-fiscal budget hearings began this week with the Governor outlining his balanced budget proposal calling for a 3.3% increase in spending. Members will be reviewing the proposal while we continue to hear requests from state agencies and commissions in the days ahead. As we prepare for the 2022 Fiscal Session, we want to remind you […]

January is known as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It is a time for us to educate ourselves about human trafficking and learn to spot the signs of trafficking. Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons or modern-day slavery, is a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services or […]

The Arkansas General Assembly will convene for the 2022 Fiscal Session on Monday, February 14. Preparations for that session will begin in the next two weeks. Beginning January 11, the Joint Budget Committee will hold a series of meetings designed to begin the process of outlining a budget for the next fiscal year. Budget hearings […]

From reducing income tax to lowering the sales tax on used cars, there are several pieces of tax legislation passed in 2021 that will take effect on January 1, 2022. In the most recent special session, the General Assembly passed Act 1 and Act 2, which are identical pieces of legislation that reduce the top […]

The State Capitol Offices and all State Buildings will be Closed to observe: Christmas Eve Friday, December 24, 2021 (Observed on Thursday, Dec. 23), Christmas Day Saturday, December 25, 2021 (Observed on Friday, Dec. 24), and New Year’s Day Saturday, January 1, 2022 (Observed on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021). Legal holidays by authority of Act […]

From filling out a job application to completing a homework assignment, the vast majority of our day-to-day lives are dependent on internet access. It is no longer a luxury, and now is a critical time for our state to close the digital divide. Arkansas ranks 41st in state broadband access rating according to Broadbandnow.com. The […]

Legislation providing the largest state income tax reduction in state history has now been signed into law. Act 1 and Act 2 are identical pieces of legislation passed by the 93rd General Assembly in the special session held this week.These acts will reduce the top income tax rate for individuals from 5.9% to 4.9% incrementally […]

The Second Extraordinary Session of the 93rd General Assembly began at the Capitol Tuesday morning. The House Revenue and Taxation committee advanced HB1001. This bill aims to lower the top tax rate for individuals from 5.9% to 4.9% over the next four years as long as specific parameters in the budget are met. The bill […]

The General Assembly is scheduled to convene for an Extraordinary Session on Tuesday, December 7. The Arkansas Constitution says Extraordinary Sessions, often referred to as special sessions, can only be called by the Governor. The Governor announced this week he is calling the session to address tax cuts and several miscellaneous items of legislation. The […]

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Small businesses are the heartbeat of our neighborhoods and the lifeblood of our local economy. In Arkansas, small businesses make up the majority of the business landscape, at 99.3% of all businesses in the state. This equates to 258,552 businesses. Small businesses can be found in every corner of our state. Small Business Saturday is […]

The State Capitol Offices and all State Buildings will be closed to observe Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 25, 2021(A legal holiday by authority of Act 304 of 2001 and amended by Act 561 of 2017),and Friday, November 26, 2021 (by Governor’s Proclamation). Official State Holiday Bulletin