Stories tagged with: vote
Pine Bluff School District millage vote fails while Watson Chapel millage passes
Voters in the Pine Bluff School District voted against a 41.7 mill-tax, which would have included a state uniform rate of 25 mills for general maintenance, 2 mills for school buses and facilities, and 14.7 mills for debt of service. Any surplus revenue from... Read More.
Red Wolves receive a first-place vote in West Division
Red Wolves receive a first-place vote in West Division
photo by: Travis Clayton
JONESBORO, Ark. (8/17/21) – With the start of the 2021 volleyball season just 10 days away, the Sun Belt Conference coaches picked Arkansas State to finish third in the West Division.
The Red Wolves received... Read More.
Cleveland County School millage vote fails 613-501
Voters rejected a bid by the Cleveland County Schools to add a 5 mills tax to refinance the district’s existing bond debt and combine it with the additional revenue generated by the five new mills to finance $9.25 million in construction bonds. Those bonds... Read More.
Medicaid expansion bill vote falls short for its reauthorization
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The effort to keep Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion another year faced uncertainty on Tuesday, with the program falling short of the votes needed for its reauthorization in the state Legislature.
The House voted 53-31 for the budget bill for Medicaid and... Read More.
Council Member responds to vote on police bonuses
By Ray King
On Monday, the Pine Bluff City Council voted 6-2 to approve a $3,000 bonus to police officers who remained on the force until the end of the year as a way to encourage retention of the officers. One of those who voted... Read More.
Pine Bluff City Council vote authorized agreement for downtown housing developments
By Ray King
By a vote of 6-2, the Pine Bluff City Council on Monday night authorized Mayor Shirley Washington to enter into a development agreement with the P3 group for housing in the downtown area and for the hotel attached to the convention center,... Read More.
Westerman explains vote against impeachment
fourth District Congressman Bruce Westerman, in his weekly newsletter, explained his vote against the impeachment of President Donald Trump earlier this week.
I voted against impeaching President Donald J. Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives. This week's rushed process is not in keeping with... Read More.
