Arkansas State Police needs starting salary boost to keep officers, agency director tells lawmakers

Arkansas State Police Director Bill Bryant told state lawmakers Tuesday that his agency's goal is to raise the starting salary for state troopers from $42,357 to between $52,000 and $55,000 a year because the pay lags behind other state police agencies in the region.

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