SESSION SNAPSHOT: Arkansas lawmakers to discuss prison funding prohibition, homestead tax credit

By: Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 749

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The fiscal session workload will increase next week when lawmakers are expected to consider proposals to eliminate the governor’s senior advisor position, prohibit certain funds from being used for a Franklin County prison and increase the homestead tax credit.

“It went from a very slow pace, to yesterday and today becoming a very fast pace,” House Speaker Brian Evans told reporters Thursday. “That’s going to go into hyper mode next week.”

Evans said …

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