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Legislature To Tackle Needs In Tough Times

THE MORNING NEWS LITTLE ROCK — The 87th General Assembly convenes Jan. 12 in economic times so uncertain that Gov. Mike Beebe’s fallback plan for balancing the state budget includes using one-time money for ongoing human services needs. Still, the governor will try to push a further reduction in the state sales tax on groceries through the [...]