Boozman proposed funds for pilot training, VA healthcare approved by Senate panel

  WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation produced by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, that delivers $83 million to the future pilot training center in Fort Smith, raises quality of life standards for servicemembers and their families, and... Read More.
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Governor proposed hike in education funding

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday recommended that lawmakers increase public school funding by $550 million over the next two years to raise teacher pay, as the Republican prepares to leave office in January. Hutchinson presented his budget recommendations to... Read More.
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Proposed Pine Bluff Entertainment Park and Racetrack Unveiled

By Ray King If things go according to plan, a 206-acre site located on U.S. 65 south will be the site of a racetrack, drag strip, indoor-outdoor car showroom, motocross, children’s area and more. On Friday, the first conceptual drawings of the proposed Pine Bluff Entertainment... Read More.
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Proposed Entertainment park to include drag strip

By Ray King After months of work and planning, supporters of a proposed drag strip in Jefferson County are ready to unveil their plans at an upcoming event. Pine Bluff City Council member Joni Alexander, who is chairman of the council’s Traffic and Aviation Committee, was... Read More.
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Proposed overhaul of Arkansas Medicaid expansion unveiled

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Republican lawmakers on Monday proposed overhauling Arkansas' Medicaid expansion to encourage recipients to work after the state's work requirement was halted by the courts and President Joe Biden's administration. Proposed legislation would continue using Medicaid funds... Read More.

$20M in paid COVID-19 leave for Arkansas teachers proposed

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and education officials on Friday proposed setting aside $20 million for teachers who have to miss work because of the coronavirus as the state reported one of its biggest increases in confirmed virus cases since... Read More.
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Arkansas board approves ballot title for proposed amendment

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas board has approved the ballot title and popular name for a proposed constitutional amendment that would shift the authority on who can redraw legislative and congressional boundaries for the next decade. The state Board of Election Commissioners voted... Read More.