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Jeremy Hutchinson (R-Bryant), the bill million in fiscal 2014, $84.8 million in names and addresses of children under
drew opposition from the conservative 2015 and $140.9 million in 2016. The the age of 18 from vehicle accident
Americans for Prosperity and other tax-reduction measures include cuts in reports.
industry groups representing companies income tax rates, capital gains taxes, the Churches and other places of wor-
that employ the practice. sales tax paid on energy by manufactur- ship can decide whether to allow con-
“We didn’t anticipate that ers and income taxes paid by military cealed handguns in their facilities. If
Americans for Prosperity would oppose members. they don’t take any action, the firearms
this bill since the purpose is to protect And they approved a $125 million are still banned. Also, effective later
small business from some heavy handed bond issue for a proposed $1.1 billion this year, faculty and staff at Arkansas
practices,” said Kidd. “But we’ll be back steel mill near Osceola. colleges and universities can carry con-
loaded for bear next time.” The Republican- controlled House cealed handguns on campus unless the
and Senate tackled what are generally college’s governing board bans them.
ovEraLL SUmmary viewed as divisive social issues. They Voters will be required to show
Legislators applauded their agree- voted to override a veto by Beebe of a photo identification at the polls under a
ments on various aspects of the federal bill that prohibits most abortions after new requirement that’s set to take effect
Affordable Health Care Act such as the 12th week of pregnancy, a vote that next year at the earliest. The voter ID
authorizing the use of federal Medicaid prompted the American Civil Liberties restriction was enacted after lawmakers
funds to purchase private health insur- Union to file suit in federal court, ask- overrode Beebe’s veto of the legislation.
ance for about 250,000 low-income, ing that it be struck down on constitu- The law requires the state to provide
uninsured Arkansans. Critics labeled it tional grounds. free photo IDs to voters who don’t have
ObamaCare and Medicaid expansion. The identities of 130,000 people one, at an estimated cost of $300,000.
Supporters called it the private option. permitted to carry concealed hand- It won’t take effect until there is fund-
Officially, it’s known as the Health guns are now exempt from disclosure ing for the IDs or until January 2014,
Care Independence Act of 2013. under the Freedom of Information whichever occurs last. Opponents of the
They also approved tax cuts project- Act. Another exemption to take effect new restriction say they plan to chal-
ed to cut state general revenue by $9.9 in 2015 requires police to redact the lenge it in federal court.

Most trucking companies
make (or lose) more

money on equipment than
they do hauling freight.

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