Maps and figures displayed Tuesday night at a public meeting organized by the Arkansas Board of Apportionment (ABA) show the Twin Lakes Area caught between exploding populations in northwest Arkansas and the Little Rock metro area and cratering populations in the Delta and southern Arkansas.
The ABA consists of the governor, attorney general and secretary of state and is charged with redrawing the district maps for the state’s House of Representatives and Senate. The redrawing is a once-a-decade process tied to population numbers collected by the U.S. Census.
Tuesday night’s meeting at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center was the second of eight public meetings scheduled around the state to answer public questions about the process and solicit public comments from the community. The meeting was attended by about 50 people, including state Rep. Jack Fortner of Yellville, several Baxter County elected officials and at least three area mayors.
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Governor nominates new UNM regents
Nominees unanimously approved by New Mexico Senate March 15, 2021
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced the nomination of three appointments to The University of New Mexico Board of Regents including Jack Fortner, William “Bill” Payne and Randy Ko. The nominees were submitted to the Senate Rules Committee for appointment and were approved unanimously in the Senate Rules Committee and were confirmed unanimously by the New Mexico Senate on Friday, March 12.
Fortner and Payne were appointed to six-year terms, while Ko, a student regent, was appointed for two years. Their terms end Dec. 31, 2026, and Dec. 31, 2022, respectively. They replace Regents Rob Doughty, Marron Lee and student-regent Melissa Henry, whose terms expired Dec. 2020.
Bill to tax gambling winnings wins approval in state House The state House voted 90-2, with one present to approve HB1703. (Source: ABC/NBC) By Region 8 Newsdesk | March 11, 2021 at 5:42 PM CST - Updated March 18 at 4:48 PM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - A bill that would require that casinos report gambling winnings to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration and withhold state income tax on the winnings cleared the House Thursday.
Also, DFA would be required to provide a method for casinos to report and pay the taxes to the state treasury.
DFA also reported this week that the bill would have no impact on the state’s revenue while the bill would link up the bill with a federal law on the issue.
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