The Legislature s Joint Committee on Public Retirement and Social Security Programs on Monday advanced a bill that would allow retired Arkansas Teacher Retirement System members to be rehired by a system-covered employer after a four-month separation period.
The Arkansas Highway Employees Retirement System s investments dropped in value in the fiscal year that ended June 30 by $246 million to $1.46 billion amid turbulence in the stock and bond markets, the system s executive secretary, Robyn Smith, said.
Statements of Financial Interest for 2021 were due Monday for members of the state's Supreme Court and those filed showed a range of holdings among members.