Governor announces special session, discusses pandemic

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Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon and announced a special session of the Arkansas General Assembly will commence Wednesday. The session will address the ability of public school districts to issue mask mandates, which is currently prohibited by Act 1002.

Listen to the Governor’s news conference in its entirety: