LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas lawmakers have approved the state’s budget and reauthorized its Medicaid expansion as they wrapped up this year’s session amid the coronavirus pandemic. The House and Senate approved identical versions of the proposed $5.8 billion revenue stabilization law, which sets spending priorities for the coming fiscal year. The House also approved the state’s Medicaid budget, includes funding for the expansion program that has led to drawn-out fights in past years. The Legislature met in two different locations for the session, with the House in a basketball arena, because of the outbreak. They plan to formally adjourn April 24.
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