LITTLE ROCK Lawmakers hope to go home in less than two weeks, and they've been told they will have to pick up the pace to meet the April 9 date set for completing legislative business.

LITTLE ROCK - Legislators worried that a sluggish economy could cause a repeat of budget shortfalls of the recent past urged the administration to rein in spending Thursday.

LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Legislation to set uniform statewide early voting hours headed for a final vote in the Senate after a committee's endorsement Tuesday, though plans to expand the proposed new standard were still developing.

LITTLE ROCK - Legislators, with help from state agencies and possibly a consultant, would decide how best to reorganize state government with a study approved Thursday.