Michael R. Wickline

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State Capitol Reporter

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Budget director for state Department of Finance and Administration resigns Aaron Black, the budget director in Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office and the state Department of Finance and Administration, has resigned, citing personal reasons."The governor has a fantastic team... May 17, 2023

Budget director for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration resigns Aaron Black, the budget director in Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office and the state Department of Finance and Administration, has resigned, citing personal reasons.“The governor has a fa... May 16, 2023

State teacher retirement system trustees will interview 8 for executive director position The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s trustees will interview eight of the candidates for its permanent executive director post, the trustees decided Saturday.The trustees voted to narrow the... May 13, 2023

Commission proposes salary increases for Arkansas' constitutional officers Arkansas' commission that sets the salary levels for the state's elected officials on Friday proposed granting 3% pay raises to the state's seven constitutional officers and not granting r... May 12, 2023

Lottery revenues total $51.3M in April; first LOTTO jackpot winner announced The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery’s total revenues and the amount raised for college scholarships dipped slightly compared to a year ago, the lottery reported this week.The lottery also announced... May 11, 2023

State treasury's interest earnings total $71.9M in last quarter The state treasury earned $71.9 million in interest earnings last quarter on its $11 billion portfolio, an official in the state treasurer’s office reported to the state Board of Finance on Wedn... May 10, 2023

Nearly 73,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in Arkansas lose coverage in April The cases of 72,802 Medicaid beneficiaries in Arkansas were closed at the end of April because they are either no longer eligible for Medicaid or didn’t return requested information necessary to... May 8, 2023

Arkansas' April tax collections exceed the state's forecast Arkansas' general revenue collections in April declined by $205.7 million or 15.5 % from a year ago to $1.1 billion, but beat the state's forecast by $66.7 million, or 6.3 %.The state's ge... May 2, 2023

Arkansas Senate affirms Sanders' appointees; legislative session adjourned The Arkansas Senate on Monday voted to confirm 10 appointees of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders before adjourning this year's regular session.The appointees who the Senate confirmed included Sanders&#... May 1, 2023

House panel OK's bill to cut the state’s top individual income, corporate income tax rates The Arkansas House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tuesday endorsed a bill that would cut the state’s top individual income tax rate from 4.9% to 4.7% and the state’s top corporate incom... April 4, 2023