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Panel recommends raises for elected officials

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Top elected officials in Arkansas could see a 3% salary increase but legislators’ pay would stay flat under a proposal from a state panel. The Arkansas Independent Citizens Commission proposed the pay increases on Friday and will consider giving them... Read More.

Council committee recommends two new positions be approved

The Pine Bluff City Council’s Administration Committee on Tuesday recommended that a new position be created In both the Economic and Community Development Department and the Street Department. Street Department Director Tom Bennett asked  for the addition of a “survey research assistant” who said the... Read More.
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QC committee recommends filing positions

By Ray King Despite the opposition of Justice of the Peace Dr. Conley Byrd, a committee of the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Tuesday recommended that vacant positions in a number of count offices be filled. Despite a hiring freeze and County Judge Gerald Robinson’s calling... Read More.
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Committee recommends University remove Fulbright statue

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A University of Arkansas committee says tributes honoring a former senator, alum and segregationist whose beliefs did not align with the values of the institution today should be removed from campus. The committee considered J. William Fulbright’s stance on integration and... Read More.