Lawmakers prepare to wrap up session

Arkansas lawmakers are set to give final approval to the bill detailing the state's $4.9 billion budget as they prepare to recess this year's session.

The House and Senate plan to vote Tuesday on the proposed Revenue Stabilization Act before recessing. Both chambers have already approved identical versions of the bill, which sets the state's spending priorities based on expected revenues.

The votes will mark the end of the 100-day session, with Republicans in control of the House and Senate for the first time since Reconstruction. Lawmakers during the session approved legislation allowing the state to use federal Medicaid money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents.

Lawmakers planned to return in May to formally adjourn the session.

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