Bolstered by more than $1 billion Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenues in March increased from $54.2 million a yea…
Washington Republican Dolly Henley defeated Hope Republican Arnetta Bradford, who is backed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in Tuesday’s runoff to win the GOP …
The Arkansas public employees and judicial retirement systems have a total of about $50.3 million in bonds issued through financial service providers that Arka…
Bolstered by increased sales and use and individual income tax collections, Arkansas state government's general revenue collections in March increased by $21.3…
A former director of the Arkansas Office of Skills Development will be the first director of the newly created Arkansas Workforce Connection division in the Ar…
Eric Hagler, who has served as executive director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery since August 2020, submitted his resignation on Thursday.
Arkansas should start its own special-purpose insurance company to stem rising property insurance premiums for the public schools and higher education institut…
State Rep. Danny Watson, R-Hope, on Wednesday called it "a flat out lie" for state Sen. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana, to charge that a senior staffer in Gov. Sara…
Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives, Arkansas Senate, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office and Attorney General Tim Griffin's office will compete i…
Arkansas' ESG Oversight Committee cannot take into consideration the financial impact of the potential divestment of certain investments at the state's retirem…
Marion Democrats Jessie McGruder and Raymond Whiteside are using different strategies in their April 2 runoff for the Democratic nomination for a state House o…
In the April 2 Republican runoff election for an Arkansas House seat in southwest Arkansas, Dolly Henley of Washington is defending herself against mailers and…
Arkansas' ESG Oversight Committee voted Thursday to find that six financial service providers that conduct business with state government discriminate against …
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday revised and certified ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment that would repeal the Arkansas…
Jackpot.com, a lottery app and website, announced this week it has launched in Arkansas to allow customers to securely buy state lottery tickets and collect wi…
The salary of the state's Geographic Information Systems officer Shelby Johnson increased from $135,676.32 a year to $149,243.95 a year, effective Monday, the …
The Arkansas Department of Public Safety has accepted a counteroffer to purchase land for construction of a new Arkansas State Crime Laboratory in North Little…
The Arkansas Department of Commerce's Division of Workforce Services will be reorganized into three divisions, a department spokesman said Monday.
LITTLE ROCK -- The Legislative Council on Friday approved the state Department of Agriculture's request to award $7 million in federal American Rescue Plan fun…
The Legislative Council on Friday approved the state Department of Agriculture's request to award $7 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to the city …
The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday requested that the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee conduct a review of a contract between the state Board of Co…
The Arkansas Legislative Council voted Friday to clear the way for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration's emergency rule barring Arkansans fro…
Arkansas' ESG Oversight Committee on Thursday decided on a method for winnowing the financial service providers that the committee evaluates for its list of fi…
A consultant on Wednesday recommended the state's public school and state employee health insurance plans implement a diabetes management program that includes…
A legislative panel on Wednesday endorsed the state Department of Commerce's request to create two administrative positions with a projected total cost of abou…
The director of the Office of State Procurement, Ed Armstrong, has submitted his resignation to become associate general counsel for the University of Arkansas…
Benny Magness, chairman of the Arkansas Board of Corrections, on Tuesday withdrew the board's contract with an outside legal counsel from consideration by a le…
A legislative panel on Tuesday endorsed the state Department of Human Services' request for $2.9 million in state restricted reserve funds to pay for required …
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenues increased in February from $46 million in the same month a year ago to $49 million, but the amount raised for colle…
The Arkansas Racing Commission on Monday approved proposed revisions of its casino gaming rules that could clear the way for the commission to begin accepting …
Attorney General Tim Griffin promoted Noah Watson from senior assistant attorney general to deputy attorney general for the Opinions and FOIA Division, Griffin…
Arkansas legislative leaders said they expect to wait until after the end of the current fiscal year on June 30 before considering the possibility of enacting …
The Arkansas Department of Public Safety made an offer earlier this week to purchase land for construction of a new state Crime Laboratory in North Little Rock…
Nick Priest, a Jacksonville Republican challenging Democratic state Rep. Mark Perry of Jacksonville in the general election, announced Friday he will withdraw …
David Scott, chief legal counsel for the Arkansas state treasurer, was elected Friday as chairman of Arkansas' state committee that is tasked with determining …
Arkansas Department of Education officials plan to re-evaluate the state funding that the department provides to 15 education cooperatives, and the funds could…
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday proposed increasing the state government's general revenue budget by $109.3 million to $6.31 billion in the n…
Wallace will be unopposed in the Nov. 5 general election because no other candidate has filed to run in the Senate District 19. Crowell will face Libertarian c…
Arkansas' registered voters will get their final chance to cast votes today in presidential primaries, two state Supreme Court races, the 3rd congressional dis…
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Monday rejected proposed ballot language for a constitutional amendment that would repeal the Arkansas Racing Commissi…
Arkansas' general revenue in February dropped by $21.4 million, or 3.7%, from a year ago, the state Department of Finance and Administration reported Monday.
Arkansas voters will decide in Tuesday's election whether there are runoff elections for chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and an Arkansas Court of A…
For the fifth time during the past six years, Republican Sen. Jim Dotson of Bentonville collected the largest amount of per diem, mileage and other expenses fr…
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice candidate Carlton Jones raised more than $44,000 in campaign contributions and spent nearly $50,000 in the period from Feb. 1-Fe…
Roy Ragland, chief of staff for the Arkansas House of Representatives, will retire effective July 1, the Arkansas House announced Friday.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other state officials will travel to South Korea and Japan on her second overseas trade mission, starting Wednesday through Mar…
In his bid for chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, attorney Jay Martin of Little Rock on Wednesday reported loaning his campaign $92,000 and spending …
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and First Gentleman Bryan Sanders paid for their family's commercial flight, their hotel and their tickets to the Super Bowl in Las…
The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System has more than $1.2 billion invested in three funds managed by New York-based investment manager BlackRock, and the three…
After Arkansas' voters trickled into the polls for the start of early voting this week, election officials are hoping more voters turn up at the polls during t…
