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August 21, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Department of Military is implementing a reduction in force affecting 48 employees due to the closure and non-renewal of federal funding for the Arkansas Youth Challenge program, a legislative panel learned Wednesday. The Department of Military submitted a list of 50 employees affected
Records show pay bumps of at least $10,000 August 18, 2024 | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette One hundred and eighty-five employees who work for executive branch agencies and other offices and agencies outside of the state’s colleges and universities received raises of at least $10,000 in fiscal 2025 that started July 1. Seventy-three work for the attorney
June 30, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Department of Commerce has awarded a two-year, $8.85 million contract to the Boston Consulting Group to assist the Arkansas State Broadband Office with the execution of the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program under which Arkansas has been awarded a $1.024 billion
June 21, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday authorized nearly 480 state employees to receive merit pay raises and their resulting salaries to exceed their positions’ maximum-authorized salaries in fiscal year 2025 that starts July 1. These employees include Arkansas PBS CEO Courtney Pledger, whose anticipated new
June 14, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has authorized a one-time 3% market adjustment pay increase for state government’s executive branch employees that will go into effect within several days, Sanders announced Friday. The Republican governor also announced she has authorized a 1% base salary merit raise for
June 6, 2024 by Josh Snyder | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette A subcommittee of the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System’s board voted Thursday to delay making a recommendation on where the system should move its offices until a consulting firm’s report on the efficiency of the state agencies is published. The Investment Finance Subcommittee, chaired by system trustee
May 22, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Most current employees in the state’s health insurance plan for state employees will pay less than they currently do, and most retirees will pay slightly more, under proposed changes for calendar year 2025 that won the endorsement of the state Board of Finance on Wednesday.
May 15, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System’s investments gained about $477 million in value during the last quarter to $11.43 billion, an investment consultant reported to the system’s board of trustees on Wednesday. The system’s investment return in the quarter that ended March 31 was 4.85%,
May 4, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette After several months of work, the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System’s search for a building to purchase for its offices, rather than continue to rent space in the Union Plaza building in downtown Little Rock, has been whittled down to two options. The two options are
April 18, 2024 | Written by Mike Wickline 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
