Arkansas legislative committee approves state employee pay hike • Arkansas Advocate
A legislative panel advanced an amended bill Tuesday that would increase all state employees’ pay by up to 3% and create special compensation awards for those who complete special projects beyond the scope of their typical responsibilities. The amended version of Senate Bill 77, which was presented to the Joint Budget Committee’s Personnel subcommittee, aims […]
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Arkansas lawmaker considers legislation to restore remote learning flexibility
Arkansas’ first major snow since the passage of the LEARNS Act brought renewed attention to its practical elimination of alternative methods of instruction (AMI) days. With school canceled last week in much of the state, many districts will be tacking on make-up days at the end of the school year, but one state lawmaker is […]
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Arkansas Senate confirms former GOP Sen. Jason Rapert to state library board
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- December 16, 2023
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Former Arkansas state senator Jason Rapert, a Conway Republican who runs a national organization promoting conservative Christian public policies, became one of the newest members of the Arkansas State Library Board on Friday. A bipartisan group of 10 senators opposed Rapert’s appointment, which Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced in November. Twenty-two Senate Republicans voted to […]
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Arkansas attorney general forms group to consider changes to state’s FOIA
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- June 15, 2023
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LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday formed a group to look at possible changes to the state’s Freedom of Information Act after efforts to scale back the open records and meeting law failed in this year’s legislative session. Griffin’s office said the seven-member Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Review Working […]
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Opponents of Arkansas ballot measure fear it will lead to full-time Legislature | National News
(The Center Square) – An opponent of a ballot measure that would give the lawmakers the power to call for a special session said he thinks it is a step toward a full-time Legislature. Currently, the law only allows the governor to call for a special session and the governor sets the agenda. The resolution, sponsored […]
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