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Left to right: Aaron Black, budget director for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Kay Barnhill, director, Office of Personnel Management, testify before the personnel subcommittee of the Legislature's Joint Budget Committee on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (Screenshot)

Arkansas legislative panel approves pay changes requested by Sanders

BY: - January 19, 2023

A legislative budget subcommittee approved salary increases for several members of the governor’s cabinet and accepted new salary ranges for five newly created positions on the governor’s staff.   The five new classifications cover the governor’s chief of staff, two deputy chiefs of staff, public affairs director and chief legal counsel with authorized salary ranges between […]

Lawmakers approve $188 million in relief funds for schools in third review round

BY: - September 1, 2022

An Arkansas Legislative Council subcommittee approved the disbursal of $188 million in federal relief funds to 44 school districts Thursday. This was the third round of plans reviewed by lawmakers. Today’s authorization by the Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review panel is part of the council’s continued efforts to review districts’ use of American Rescue Plan […]