State Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, asks a question during a presentation by Arkansas State Police Col. Mike Hagar, secretary of the Department of Public Safety, during a meeting of the Arkansas Legislative Council near the state Capitol in Little Rock on Friday.
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The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday authorized its co-chairs to approve the state Department of Public Safety's request for $500,000 in state restricted reserve funds to distribute as grants to enhance the protection of nonprofit institutions of faith facing a high risk of a terrorist attack after the co-chairs get...