A former Craighead County clerk was sentenced to 57 months in prison by a federal judge Wednesday for stealing more than $1.5 million in county funds that he diverted to his own use during the first six months of 2020.
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.
The state procurement director has denied Benistar Administrative Services protest of the state s Employee Benefits Division s award of a contract to provide group Medicare Advantage with prescription drug coverage to eligible retirees in the state s health insurance plan for public school and state employees to United Healthcare Insurance Co.