Arkansas Democrats secure majority on House tax panel

     (AP) – Democrats will have a majority of seats on an Arkansas

House panel that will take up any proposals to cut taxes next year, despite the

party’s ranks thinning in the majority-Republican Legislature.

     Democrats on Thursday secured 11 of the 20 seats on the House Revenue and

Taxation Committee as representatives caucused and selected committees ahead of

next year’s legislative session. The meeting came two days after Republicans

expanded their majorities in the House and Senate.

     The panel will be key during next year’s session, with Republican Gov. Asa

Hutchinson proposing a $50 million income tax cut that would take effect in the

fiscal year that begins July 2018. Other Republicans are expected to push for

deeper cuts during next year’s session.

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