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Security detail change advances

Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, has proposed adding two security officers to the appropriation for Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledges office in the next fiscal year and changing state law so that the Arkansas State Police would no longer be responsible for the safety and security of the lieutenant governor and her family.

Arkansas lawmakers debated 13 proposed constitutional amendments with the goal of referring three to voters on the November 2024 ballot.

With the Arkansas General Assembly returning to the state Capitol on Monday after taking a spring break, lawmakers say they plan to introduce public safety

The bill would require prisoners to serve the full length of time they were sentenced. They will also be mental health programs and help for people being released back into society.

With the Arkansas General Assembly returning to the state Capitol on Monday after taking a spring break, lawmakers say they plan to introduce public safety overhaul legislation, work on drafting the states general revenue budget for the next fiscal year and begin considering whether to refer any proposed constitutional amendments to the voters in the 2024 general election.

The bill would require prisoners to serve the full length of time they were sentenced. They will also be mental health programs and help for people being released back into society.

By: Brent Scher | March 13, 2023 Read more at https://www.conservativereview.com/how-sarah-sanders-is-putting-arkansas-on-the-map-2659587206.html/ Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R.) / Getty Images LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Less than one month into her first term as Arkansas governor, Sarah Sanders was tapped to deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union, a speaking slot typically granted…

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