Summer EBT set to continue in 2025, pending further Arkansas legislative approval
An Arkansas legislative panel took steps Wednesday to allow the state Department of Human Services to continue administering ...
Sanders announces salary increases for more than 22,000 state employees
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday proposed an overhaul of the state's pay plan for more than 22,000 executive ...
Florida company again chosen to manage Arkansas’ school voucher program
The Arkansas Department of Education has again selected a Florida-based company to administer the state’s school voucher ...
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Legislative panel approves $375K salary for new state deputy medical examiner
An Arkansas legislative panel on Tuesday advanced a request by the Arkansas Department of Public Safety for a salary of ...
Arkansas Alzheimer's Association has several requests for the state legislature
"What we are learning as we have conversations with lawmakers is that many of them feel it personally," David Cook with the ...
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Request for $72.3M in federal funds for literacy, tutoring and other programs advanced by state subcommittee
A panel of state lawmakers advanced a request from the Arkansas Department of Education for it to use $72.3 million in ...
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Jason Rapert calls on Arkansas legislators to abolish state library board
Former Arkansas senator and current Arkansas State Library Board member Jason Rapert is calling for state lawmakers to ...
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Oliva addresses proposed elimination of U.S. Department of Education
Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva said a proposal from President-elect Donald Trump to eliminate the U.S. Department ...
Arkansas senators at odds over new committee rule
Arkansas senators are currently at odds over a rule change that bans Democrats from serving as the vice chair of a standing ...
Arkansas Senate GOP majority bans Democrats from standing committee leadership positions
"I think this rule change will put us as a contender for the single pettiest legislative chamber in the United States of ...
Gov. Sanders proposes pay increases for state employees; comments on Huckabee's nomination
Gov. Sarah Sanders is announcing a new proposed state employee pay plan. If passed, more than 14 thousand Arkansans will be impacted, representing two-thirds o ...
Rapert calls on lawmakers to abolish Arkansas library board
Former Arkansas senator and current Arkansas State Library Board member Jason Rapert is calling for state lawmakers to ...