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December 16, 2024 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today received a progress report on Arkansas Forward, her initiative to save money and improve services for the people of Arkansas. “Our team took a sweeping, comprehensive look at government efficiency in Arkansas and I am excited by the report I received on that work today,” said
December 16, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas officials estimate state executive branch agencies could realize about $300 million “in cost savings and avoidance” over the next six years under strategic plans developed under Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Arkansas Forward initiative. The cost-savings and efficiency measures include more than 300 initiatives across
November 17, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette An Arkansas Legislative Council subcommittee has recommended that the state’s health insurance plans for public school and state employees implement a diabetes management program that includes mental health and other comorbidity monitoring and treatment integrated within the diabetic treatment module. The diabetes management program also
November 12, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday proposed an overhaul of the state’s pay plan for more than 22,000 executive branch employees with a projected price tag of about $102 million a year. The Republican governor said the proposed pay plan overhaul would bring executive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media ContactTSS [email protected] Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services Temporarily Reduces Vehicle Hold Period to Expedite Sales Little Rock, Arkansas — Arkansas State Surplus, a division of the Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services (TSS), has received approval to reduce the vehicle hold period from 20 days to five days. This reduction,
October 18, 2024 by Josh Snyder | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Lawmakers approved on Friday a $16.5 million contract with a firm that would serve as an intermediary between the state Department of Corrections and the construction firm ultimately chosen to build a proposed 3,000-bed prison. The Arkansas Legislative Council approved the contract with Sacramento, Calif.-based Vanir Construction Inc., which
October 17, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette This week, the Bureau of Legislative Research contracted with the London-based consultant Olsberg/SPI Limited for up to nearly $100,000 to help a legislative panel conduct a study about the motion picture industry in Arkansas and whether to change the state’s tax incentives for the industry.
October 16, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette An Arkansas legislative panel on Wednesday advanced an Arkansas Department of Human Services plan to make current employees and new hires in full-time nursing positions that provide direct care at the department’s facilities — which include the state’s five human development centers, the Arkansas State
The Arkansas GIS Office is happy to announce that we have added two new layers to our platform. The Labor Force Data layer indicates the size of the civilian labor force for each county in Arkansas. Data includes the number of employed and unemployed residents in each county, as well as the unemployment rate. The
October 14, 2024 by Josh Snyder | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The review subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council voted Monday to advance a proposed $16.5 million contract with a firm that would serve as a liaison between the state and the construction firm that is ultimately selected to build a proposed 3,000-bed prison. The proposed contract between the state
