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Arkansas governor proposes $5.8 budget for coming year

by Associated Press
| March 4, 2020 9:30 AM

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday proposed a $5.8 billion budget that increases spending by 1.5% for the coming year and told lawmakers he wants to set aside more of the state's surplus in case of an economic downturn.

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