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The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday granted the Arkansas Department of Agricultures request for spending authority to use $280 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds for water, wastewater and irrigation projects in Arkansas.

A legislative panel has signed off on granting $65.6 million in spending authority for the state Department of Education to disburse federal American Rescue Plans Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund monies to 23 school districts.

An Arkansas legislative committee on Tuesday advanced the Arkansas Department of Agricultures request for spending authority to use $280 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds for water, wastewater and irrigation projects in Arkansas.

A legislative panel on Tuesday signed off on granting $77.2 million in spending authority for the state Department of Education to disburse the federal American Rescue Plans Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund funds to 40 school districts.

A legislative panel on Tuesday signed off on granting $77.2 million in spending authority for the state Department of Education to disburse the federal American Rescue Plans Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund funds to 40 school districts.

(The Center Square) - Arkansas lawmakers approved $188.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the Department of Education on Thursday after previously voting to rescind hundreds of millions in COVID-19 relief funds from the department.

A panel of Arkansas lawmakers signed off on another round of $188 million in federal pandemic funds Thursday for public schools.

A legislative panel on Tuesday endorsed Gov. Asa Hutchinsons administrations requests to transfer $750,000 in state rainy-day funds to the World Services for the Blind and grant spending authority to allow the attorney general to donate $250,000 in lawsuit settlement proceeds to the Sultana Historical Preservation Society.

State Sen. Trent Garner, R-El Dorado, has offered to repay the salary that he was paid as a part-time public defender to the Arkansas Public Defender Commission and thats about $6,000, Commission Executive Director Gregg Parrish told state lawmakers Tuesday.

A legislative panel on Tuesday signed off on granting $123.5 million in spending authority for the state Department of Education to disburse federal American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund money to 35 school districts.