Arkansas lawmakers vote to expand execution drug secrecy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have sent the governor legislation expanding the secrecy surrounding the source of the state’s lethal injection drugs, over the objections of press groups, pharmaceutical companies and death penalty opponents.
The House voted 71-16 on Wednesday for a bill prohibiting the release of any information that directly or indirectly would identify the maker or supplier of Arkansas’ execution drugs. The Senate-backed measure now heads to Repub