A proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the state Highway Commission failed to clear the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
The Arkansas House of Representatives failed the good people of Arkansas last week by passing along to the Senate the most threatening attack ever on our vaunted Freedom of Information Act.
The Joint Committee on Public Retirement and Social Security Programs on Monday endorsed a bill that would increase the contributions of paid members of the state s Local Police and Fire Retirement System to the system and increase the multiplier used in calculating their retirement benefits.
The contract dispute between city staff and the local fire union spilled over into Monday s Jefferson City Council meeting, with union leaders saying they are now pursuing back pay.