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Gov. Asa Hutchinson Plans To Call A Special Legislative Session

LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) – Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Monday afternoon (May 11) plans to call a special legislative session. The purpose of the special se...
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LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) – Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Monday afternoon (May 11) plans to call a special legislative session.

The purpose of the special session is for legislators to consider an Amendment 82 bond issue for a “super project” industrial opportunity in south Arkansas, according to a news release.

Hutchinson said if the project is approved it could creature nearly 600 jobs over time, with more than 1,100 jobs for the life of the project.

The special session is set for May 26, and an official call will go out later this month, the release states.

“Job creation and economic development is the number one priority for my administration, and we have a great opportunity here to create hundreds of new, good-paying jobs in Arkansas — and retain hundreds more,” Hutchinson said.

He continued, “If approved by the legislature, this project would not only create hundreds of jobs, but it would also put Arkansas on the map in terms of vehicle assembly and the potential for a major defense contract. Of course, any obligation to the state will be conditioned upon an actual award from the United States Army.”

In 2004, voters approved Amendment 82, and it allows the state to issue bonds to finance infrastructure and other needs in order to attract major projects to the state of Arkansas, according to the release.

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