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Arkansas

DUar17

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1. Cut prison funds in half would probably be enough.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 11:20 PM

Feb 2019

"Pulling additional money from general revenue is not the answer," the governor said in a statement.

"We are already devoting $50 million a year from state revenue to the highway department. Doing more will only create new problems elsewhere and will negatively impact education, prisons, public safety, and more."

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Cut prison funds in half would probably be enough. DUar17 Feb 2019 #1