Weekly Updates

The Correction Department will keep secret any records about lethal injection and carrying out the death penalty, under a bill that exempts those records from the state Freedom of Information Act.

The Senate voted to refer to Arkansas voters a term limits amendment that would restrict future legislators to 12-year terms.

The Senate has already approved several large tax cuts this session, and another one is on its agenda.

The Senate passed legislation to increase the homestead property tax credit, which will save more than 716,000 Arkansas homeowners about $12.5 million a year.

The legislature has approved and the governor has signed a package of bills sponsored by female lawmakers. The coalition of legislators dubbed their package "Dream BIG for Arkansas."

The legislature advanced a major highway program and tougher new ethics laws.

The legislature approved and the governor signed two of the high-profile bills of this year's session.

The governor, legislators and private business groups joined to propose a highway program that would add $300 million a year in revenue for the state Transportation Department.

The legislature advanced a series of tax cuts, including the signature bill of this year's session, to lower personal income taxes by about $97 million a year.

The governor and legislators presented the details of the signature issue of this year's session, a reduction in personal income taxes.