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Arkansas committee concludes probe of Corrections Board’s hiring of outside counsel • Arkansas Advocate

An Arkansas legislative panel will meet today to vote on next steps after concluding its investigation of potential violations of procurement law by the state Board of Corrections. The Joint Performance Review Committee has spent three meetings this month examining the board’s hiring of attorney Abtin Mehdizadegan to represent it in litigation with the state. […]

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Legislative panels to probe Arkansas Board of Corrections contract, practices • Arkansas Advocate

State lawmakers on Friday initiated a pair of investigations into the Arkansas Board of Corrections over the prison oversight panel’s hiring of special counsel to sue the state. The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee will investigate the origins of the board’s contract with the Hall Booth Smith law firm and attorney Abtin Mehdizadegan; Joint Performance Review […]

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Arkansas lawmakers approve reversal of gender-neutral driver’s license policy • Arkansas Advocate

This story was updated at 10:55 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2024. Arkansas lawmakers voted Friday to require driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs to reflect the gender listed on a person’s birth certificate. The state Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday rescinded a policy that had been in place since 2010 allowing driver’s license holders […]

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Arkansas lawmakers set to vote on reversal of gender-neutral driver’s license policy • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas lawmakers will vote Friday to require driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs to reflect the gender listed on a person’s birth certificate. The state Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday rescinded a policy that had been in place since 2010 allowing driver’s license holders to change their gender with no questions asked or to […]

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Arkansas Board of Corrections to probe changes to special counsel contract • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas’ prison board will investigate when and how changes were made to a legal contract without the knowledge of state procurement officials. State legislators, prison leaders and financial officials were perplexed Tuesday about unusual language inserted into an agreement between the Arkansas Department of Corrections/Board of Corrections and the Hall Booth Smith law firm that […]

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Lawmakers direct almost all of remaining reserved ARPA funds to four more rural Arkansas hospitals

Arkansas lawmakers have directed federal COVID-19 relief funds to 17 of the 18 rural hospitals deemed eligible for the aid, pending final approval of nearly $13.5 million for four facilities. The Arkansas Legislative Council’s Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review subcommittee approved the following awards from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 on Tuesday […]

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Panel approves $6.3M in pandemic relief for rural Arkansas hospitals, totaling 13 aided facilities

Three more rural Arkansas hospitals are set to receive a total of more than $6.3 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds after state lawmakers gave preliminary approval Tuesday. The full Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday will vote on whether to disburse the funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, aimed at covering […]

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Arkansas authorities see ‘high risk’ of violence against religious nonprofits from Mideast war

Arkansas lawmakers will direct $500,000 in state funds to bolster security for religious nonprofits considered at risk of violence in light of ongoing conflict in the Middle East once state law enforcement officials specify how the money will be used. Col. Mike Hagar, DPS secretary and head of the Arkansas State Police, asked on Nov. […]