Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson examines 2nd-term priorities; another tax cut among key goals

FILE - Gov. Asa Hutchinson is shown in this Nov. 7, 2018 file photo.
FILE - Gov. Asa Hutchinson is shown in this Nov. 7, 2018 file photo.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he's hoping for bipartisan support in the Legislature for his four major plans -- another income tax cut, an increase in the minimum pay for teachers, a government reorganization and a highway plan.

Talking with reporters in the governor's conference room at the Capitol, Hutchinson also discussed voter approval of casinos and changes in legislative seats.

A day after the general election, the Republican governor said GOP lawmakers holding a supermajority in the House -- at least three-fourths of the seats -- and almost having a supermajority in the Senate could help him pass tax-cut legislation that requires 75 percent approval.

"In terms of the next rounds of tax cuts, there is a couple different ways you can present the legislation," Hutchinson said.

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