Governor approves pay raises for state employees

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday approved performance-related merit pay raises of as much as 3% for state employees.Hutchinson announced that $28 million in state and federal funds was allocated for the merit pay increases, which he said will... Read More.

John McDonnell Arrangements

John McDonnell ArrangementsA rosary will be recited at 5:00 PM on Thursday, June 10that St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville with a visitation to follow starting at 5:30 PM until 7:00 PM.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 AM on Friday, June... Read More.
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District judge announces bid for supreme court

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge and former Republican lawmaker on Thursday announced he’s running for a seat on the state Supreme Court, which has been drawn the attention and spending by outside conservative groups in recent years.Sebastian County Circuit Judge Gunner... Read More.

Biden announces boost in global vaccine-sharing

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday the U.S. will donate 75% of its unused COVID-19 vaccines to the U.N.-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program, acting as more Americans have been vaccinated and global inequities have become more glaring. Of the first tranche of... Read More.
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Report: VA missed errors by pathologist

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas veterans hospital missed the errors made by a pathologist who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter while working impaired due to its poor oversight, according to an inspector general’s report released Wednesday.The report by the U.S. Department of... Read More.
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State surplus nears $1 billion

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ surplus for the fiscal year is approaching $1 billion, the state’s finance office said Wednesday, as it reported a major boost in income and sales tax collections.The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the state’s net available... Read More.

Buttigieg to visit I-40 bridge

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas that’s been indefinitely closed after a crack was found in one of its steel beams.The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday announced that Buttigieg will... Read More.
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vaccine nearing expiration date

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Nearly 60,000 doses of Arkansas’ allotment of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine are nearing their expiration date and would have to be discarded if not used by the end of June, according to a state health official.The Johnson... Read More.