Arkansas governor: Lawmaker should resign over unpaid taxes

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Arkansas’ governor says a state lawmaker and fellow
Republican who was arrested after authorities said he didn’t file an income tax
return for 15 years should resign from the House.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday state Rep. Mickey Gates should also
drop his bid for re-election after he was arrested on six felony counts of
failing to file or pay an income tax return. Gates was arrested last month after
authorities said he owed Arkansas nearly $260,000 in back taxes, penalties and
interest.

Other Republicans, including the state attorney general, had previously called
for Gates’ to quit. The chairman of the state Democratic Party has said Gates
should step down.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette first reported on Hutchinson’s comments
Wednesday. Gates did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

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