The Economic Recovery Task Force has submitted its interim report to me, and today I’d like to talk about some of the steps we need to take to boost our economy after COVID-19. The report paints an accurate picture of…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivered the following address during a Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock on Monday, May 25, 2020: I want to express my thanks to Major General Penn for…
Monday is Memorial Day, and today I’d like to pay tribute to the Arkansans who have given their lives through military service to ensure that Americans continue to live in freedom. Memorial Day 2020 will be different than any of…
Today I’d like to talk about our COVID-19 testing and a new partnership with the Arkansas Community Health Centers. In an effort to flatten the curve and increase testing for COVID-19, I have consistently encouraged individuals with a simple message:…
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, and today I’d like to thank our foster families and all the people who work so hard to put our neediest children in homes and other safe settings. In my five years as…
This has been a good week in Arkansas. We have made progress in containing COVID-19, so I was able to announce some good news about our path back to normal. I announced we would allow the limited re-opening of restaurants,…
Today I’d like to talk about our plans to shift our economy out of low gear as we look to life after the worst of this health crisis has passed. I am optimistic about our economy and our ability to…
Today I’d like to a talk about the improvements we’ve made to our unemployment benefits system. I want to assure the thousands of Arkansans who have lost a job because of the COVID-19 pandemic that we are working diligently to…
Today I’d like to talk about the professionals who are on the front lines at the hospitals and clinics all over Arkansas who are treating our COVID-19 patients and doing the critically important testing work. These nurses, nursing assistants, respiratory…
Mr. Lieutenant Governor, President Pro Tem Hendren; Speaker Shepherd, and Members of the Arkansas General Assembly: As I stand here today for the first time giving a State of the State address in the Senate chamber, I reflect on the…