Arkansas governor proposes nearly $6.5B budget

Arkansas governor proposes nearly $6.5B budget, with half of spending increase going to vouchers
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has proposed a nearly $6.5 billion budget that sends half of its spending increase toward school vouchers.
Governor: Most Arkansas state employees see a pay increase with new pay plan announced Tuesday
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A plan announced Tuesday by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders means changes are ahead for most state employees. The governor announced an overhaul of the employee pay plan. Sanders said the new plan will streamline career tracks, consolidate job titles, and increase state employee pay to labor market rates.
Sanders proposes $182.5 million increase in Arkansas’ general revenue budget for fiscal year 2026
Sarah Huckabee Sanders presents her balanced budget for fiscal year 2026 Thursday Nov. 21, 2024 at the state Capitol. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe) Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders presents her balanced budget for fiscal year 2026 Thursday Nov.
Arkansas governor presents $6.49 billion budget proposal to state lawmakers
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposed a $6.49 billion budget Thursday that raises spending by 2.89% and focuses on her priorities of education, maternal health, government efficiency and public safety.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposes nearly $6.5B budget
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposed a nearly $6.5 billion budget that directs half of new spending toward a school voucher program.
Arkansas Times1d
Gov. Sanders pardons Tom and Gladys the turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
Gov. Sarah Sanders pardoned two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving during a ceremony at the state Capitol Thursday.
KARK Little Rock on MSN1d
Day one of bill filing ahead of 2025 legislative session at capitol; members of both parties look to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage
The first day of bill filing for state lawmakers on Wednesday kicked off with a handful of bills from both parties that ...
Arkansas’ ballot measure process features frustrating, infuriating hurdles
Looking back on the controversy and chicanery surrounding this year’s ballot initiatives in Arkansas, a few things are clear ...
The Associated Press on MSN16d
Justice who opposed blocking an Arkansas abortion referendum will lead the state Supreme Court
Justices who split on whether to allow voters to consider scaling back Arkansas' abortion ban are vying to lead the state ...
KTHV21d
Arkansas State Capitol Christmas Lighting Ceremony returning for 86th anniversary
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas State Capitol Christmas Lighting Ceremony is returning on the first weekend of December as Arkansans start to soak in the holiday spirit! The announcement came ...
katv15d
Century of farming: Arkansas honors families who've cultivated history
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders was at the State Capitol for the state's Century Farm Program induction ceremony. While there, she touched on how farming is the ...
KNWA News2d
Report says 2023 Arkansas law could lead to fewer child labor violation investigations
A bill signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in March 2023 could lead to fewer investigations into employers ...