LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have advanced tax cuts and a school safety grant program as they kicked off a special session.
The House and Senate Revenue and Taxation committees endorsed identical bills Tuesday outlining tax cuts proposed by Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
The tax cut plan includes accelerating reductions in corporate and individual income taxes that lawmakers approved last year.
The Joint Budget Committee also endorsed legislation setting aside $50 million for school safety grants.
Hutchinson called for the program following the May shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that killed 19 students and two teachers.
