The Arkansas Legislature s Joint Budget Committee on Thursday signed off on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders request to grant 2% merit pay raises to the secretaries of the state departments of commerce, education, human services, military and veteran affairs and the Governor s Mansion administrator and exceed their maximum-authorized salaries.
The Arkansas Public Defender Commission has been authorized by the Legislative Council to create six new positions in the 6th Judicial District with a total projected cost of more than $760,000. The action is the result of changes in the district s administrative plan approved by the Arkansas Supreme Court under which an additional circuit judge will begin hearing criminal cases in Pulaski County, starting next year.
The Arkansas Public Defender Commission has been authorized by the Legislative Council to create six new positions in the 6th Judicial District with a total projected cost of more than $760,000. The action is the result of changes in the district s administrative plan approved by the Arkansas Supreme Court under which an additional circuit judge will begin hearing criminal cases in Pulaski County, starting next year.
The Arkansas Department of Inspector General has implemented a plan to reorganize and restructure positions in the department and a reduction in force that resulted in the termination of five employees, Arkansas Department of Inspector General Secretary Allison Bragg said.
The Arkansas Department of Inspector General has implemented a plan to reorganize and restructure positions in the department and a reduction in force that resulted in the termination of five employees, Arkansas Department of Inspector General Secretary Allison Bragg said.