“Arkansas state legislators will prioritize prison reform, income tax cuts and education reforms, two leading legislators said Monday (Dec. 5).
“Incoming Arkansas Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, told the Political Animals Club at the Red & Blue events center in Little Rock that those issues will lead the upcoming legislative session. Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, agreed they will be leading issues.
“In fact, Hester said no other issues should be prioritized until those three are finished. In response to a question about higher education, he said, “I would say our higher [ed] institutions are very critical to the success of Arkansas, but I have zero interest in focusing on higher ed until K-12 is decided, prisons are decided, and income taxes are decided.”
“Regarding prisons, Hester said county jails are full and that more state prison space is needed….”
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