Posts tagged “News Release”

·        This morning, the House passed the remaining appropriation bills and the Senate version of the Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA). The Senate version is identical to the RSA we passed in the House yesterday prioritizing $5.9 billion in spending for the next fiscal year. This concludes the vast majority of our business […]

With a vote of 97-0 and 2 members voting present, the House approved HB1096, an Act to Amend the Revenue Stabilization Act. This outlines the $5.9 billion budget for the next fiscal year. The House will convene again tomorrow at 10 am. The Governor said that current models show the peak of cases in our […]

·      There are no new positive cases today from Cummins Unit. Division of Corrections Director Dexter Payne says the department is doing everything it can to keep the inmates and staff safe. All inmates and staff have been given masks and barracks are being moved one at a time for recreation and dining. […]

The numbers released today show the largest increase of positive tests in a 24 hour period for Arkansas. There are 130 new cases reported. A majority of the new cases are from correctional facilities. Tests confirm the first outbreak in a state correctional facility.  43 out of 46 inmates in a maximum-security barrack at Cummins […]

·      The Governor said he and Health Secretary Dr. Nate Smith discussed the state’s targeted response approach with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. Dr. Fauci is said to have approved of the measures being taken.·      The number of new cases each day this week […]

The 2020 Fiscal Session is now underway. As we did in the recent special session, the House met at the Jack Stephens Arena at UALR to provide enough space for social distancing. We will continue to meet at that venue next week. On the opening day of the session, the Governor told the General Assembly […]

·         Of the 1094 cases of COVID-19 confirmed, 253 of those patients have recovered. There are 841 active cases at this time. ·         Three more Arkansans have died as a result of the virus. The total number of deaths is now 21. ·         […]

·      The 2020 Fiscal Session began at noon today. ·      As we did in the recent special session, the House met at the Jack Stephens Arena at UALR to provide enough space for social distancing. ·      The House passed two resolutions allowing the introduction of the Revenue Stabilization Act. […]

·       There are now 946 cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas, an increase of 71 from Monday afternoon. The positive cases include 134 health care workers and 61 nursing home residents. There have been 2 additional deaths since yesterday. ·       In the last 24 hours, more than 1,400 tests have […]

·         There are now 875 cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas. Of those, 74 patients are in the hospital and 22 are on a ventilator.·         The Governor announced today that on-site instruction will not resume this school year. Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) will continue.·       […]

·       There have been 704 cases of COVID-19 now confirmed in the state. Of those, 96 are health care workers. The health care workers include 10 physicians, 28 nurses and 4 certified nursing assistants (CNA).  ·       The Governor announced Arkansas has received its first shipment of hospital protective gear […]

The 2020 Fiscal Session is scheduled to begin April 8 at noon.The COVID-19 crisis will have an impact on the proposed budget as well as our meeting schedules.The Department of Finance and Administration released a revised revenue forecast on April 2. The revision was necessary because of the economic recession predicted as a result of […]