Burt Hicks took home the Mirror Ball Trophy as champion of the 16th Annual Dancing with Our Stars, benefiting the Children s Tumor Foundation. Held Sept. 7, the contest took place in the Statehouse Convention Center s Wally Allen Ballroom in Little Rock. The Children s Tumor foundation is dedicated to research and a cure for the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis (NF).
Lobbyists registered in Arkansas reported total expenses of about $540,000 during the Arkansas General Assembly s regular session this year, after lobbyists didn t hold events to provide food and drink for state lawmakers and largely stayed away from the state Capitol during the 2021 regular session amid the covid-19 pandemic.
The chiefs of staff for the state Department of Commerce and state Department of Human Services and a former U.S. attorney are among 14 applicants for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System s executive director post, according to system records.