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Arkansas Governor OKs Bills For DWI Fix, Primary Move

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has finished signing bills passed during the special session.

Hutchinson on Friday finished signing bills passed during the three-day session and commended a compromise on a bill to move the state's primaries from May to March for just next year's election.

The original bill to permanently move the primaries hit a road block until a compromise was reached to move the primary for just one year.

Hutchinson also signed into law a fix to the state's driving while intoxicated law so prosecutors don't have to prove intent on an alcohol-related DWI. The move is intended to prevent the state from losing more than $50 million in federal highway funding.

He also signed bills to merge several small state agencies into larger state agencies.

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