Arkansas Senate President Jim Hendren wipes down the lectern in the Senate chamber at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday, March 27, 2020. Lawmakers approved creating a $173 million rainy day fund to combat coronavirus and to prevent some agencies' budgets from being cut due to a shortfall projected because of the shortfall. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)
March 28, 2020
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March 28, 2020 3:59 p.m.
Arkansas creates COVID-19 fund as 2 more die from virus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' governor signed legislation early Saturday creating a $173 million fund that he can use to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, and health officials said two more people have died from the virus in the state.