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The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday handily approved a bill that would appropriate $2 million for the state's grant program for pregnancy help organizations in the coming fiscal year from state surplus funds.
Arkansas lawmakers declined to vote Wednesday on proposed language in an appropriation bill that would have classified several executive branch offices as state “agencies” in light of a controversy over whether certain state purchasing laws apply to the governor’s office. An audit report made public last week found potential violations of several laws in the […] The post Arkansas lawmakers reject proposed language to clarify applicability of purchasing laws appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
Arkansas lawmakers declined to vote Wednesday on proposed language in an appropriation bill that would have classified several executive branch offices as state “agencies” in light of a controversy over
The Arkansas Senate Republican Caucus on Tuesday elected Sen. Bart Hester of Cave Springs over Sen. Terry Rice of Waldron as its nominee for Senate president tempore-designate.
Lawmakers voted Tuesday to formally find the Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked the ability to hire outside legal counsel in ongoing lawsuits against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary, and that the board violated the state's Freedom of Information Act.