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A bill that would require new political parties to collect 10,000 signatures of registered voters to get on the ballot fell short of clearing the Arkansas Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
Americans have been charging more to their credit cards since the pandemic— and you might be wondering how that impacts our economy and how you can get out of debt.
Employment in Arkansas in December rose for the first time in six months, dropping the state's joblessness rate to 3.6%.
"They should be thankful they have that long-term reserve fund in place," says Jeremy Horpedahl, associate professor of economics at the University of Central Arkansas.
Arkansas' seasonably adjusted unemployment rate ticked upward in November, increasing one-tenth of a percent to 3.7% from 3.6% in October, according to the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.