... that opens up some other things in the budget," said Rep. John Lowery, D-El Dorado, chairman of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. - Advertisement - Lowery said the grocery tax cut has a better chance of getting through because it takes ...

LITTLE ROCK After rolling out the details of how to set up the state-run lottery approved by voters, legislative leaders hope to get into the mechanics this week of funding millions of dollars in scholarships with the game's proceeds.

... potentially cutting the sales tax that manufacturers pay on utilities. Rep. John Lowery, chairman of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, said he thinks there could be strong support for a reduction but not for a complete repeal of the tax ...

... top priorities this legislative session: a 1-cent cut in the state's sales tax on groceries. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee is expected to take up the tax cut this week, while another major issue the creation of Arkansas' state ...

... refund the following fiscal year, Leathers said. Horn's measure now heads to the Senate for a vote. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee was expected to consider an identical bill by Rep. David Dunn, D-Forrest City, on Thursday morning ...

... means to jumpstart retail within our local business community," Rogers said. The measure passed the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tuesday and now heads to the House floor. It was one of a handful of tax cuts passed by the committee ...

... other words. As a state representative in the '90s, lawyer Courtway rose to the chairmanship of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee and was near-universally hailed in the legislative fraternity for competence and leadership. With the ...

... projects a nearly $18 billion benefit through 2012. Rep. Keven Anderson, R-Rogers, chairman of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, said Thursday that Beebe's approval rating would not dissuade him from opposing a tax increase, which ...

LITTLE ROCK A proposed hike in Arkansas' severance tax on natural gas advanced quickly through two legislative committees Monday after Gov. Mike Beebe called the measure an historic effort to fund highway improvements

... he proposed a modest package of tax reductions. "There is a limit on tax relief," Huckabee told the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, where he outlined his tax package. "We can't ... gamble away the future by being irresponsible ...