Arkansas lawmakers give $6.7B budget final OK, adjourn session

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 971

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Arkansas Legislature adjourned its fiscal session Wednesday, wrapping up three weeks of work that included debate over a multimillion-dollar economic development incentive package and ended with lawmakers rejecting an effort to provide state matching funds for donations to the public television network.

Legislators in both chambers easily approved identical versions of the $6.7 billion state budget, known as the Revenue Stabilization Act, for the fiscal year starting July 1. The House voted …

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