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Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration officials anticipate about 70 state executive branch employees with salaries funded by the federal government will be furloughed Monday in the event of a federal government shutdown, a spokesperson for the department said Friday.
Arkansas state government's executive branch Cabinet secretaries will be responsible for determining which programs must be suspended and which employees will be furloughed based on certain criteria in the event of a federal government shutdown, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a memo to the 15 secretaries.
Lorain County commissioners gave their nod of approval to allow the Lorain County Adult Probation to apply for a $6 million grant.
Authorities haven't disclosed what demands, if any, the inmates made or how many inmates were involved.
A guard was held hostage by inmates for several hours Tuesday morning.