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The Arkansas Legislatures Joint Budget Committee on Thursday signed off on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders request to grant 2% merit pay raises to the secretaries of the state departments of commerce, education, human services, military and veteran affairs and the Governors Mansion administrator and exceed their maximum-authorized salaries.

Then-Attorney General Leslie Rutledge paid 26 of the offices employees a total of $69,055 in excess of the line-item salary appropriation under Act 45 of 2021 for their positions in fiscal year 2022 that ended June 30, 2022, and that conflicts with Article 16, Section 4 of the Arkansas Constitution, according to Arkansas Legislative Audit.

LITTLE ROCK -- Then-Attorney General Leslie Rutledge paid 26 of the offices employees a total of $69,055 in excess of the line-item salary appropriation under Act 45 of 2021 for their positions in fiscal year 2022 that ended June 30, 2022, and that conflicts with Article 16, Section 4 of the Arkansas Constitution, according to Arkansas Legislative Audit.

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Attorney General Tim Griffin believes that a constitutional officer may not pay an employee more than the maximum line-item salary in the offices appropriation, even if the constitutional officer does not exceed the offices total appropriation, Chief Deputy Attorney General Bob Brooks told state lawmakers Thursday.

As former Gov. Asa Hutchinson did after taking office, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed an executive order requiring governors office approval for filling most vacant positions in executive branch agencies.

As former Gov. Asa Hutchinson did after taking office, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed an executive order requiring governors office approval for filling most vacant positions in executive branch agencies.

As former Gov. Asa Hutchinson did after taking office, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed an executive order requiring governors office approval for filling most vacant positions in executive branch agencies.

Arkansas Legislative Joint Auditing Committee members say its time to resolve a disagreement between Arkansas Legislative Audit and the state attorney generals office regarding implementation of 2% raises for employees who are paid at their maximum-authorized salaries.

Members of the Arkansas Legislative Joint Auditing Committee say it’s time to find a resolution for a disagreement between Arkansas Legislative Audit and the attorney general’s office over the implementation of 2% raises for state employees who are paid at maximum-authorized salaries.