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185 state employees in executive branch receive raises of at least $10,000, including 73 in attorney general’s office

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

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08/19/2024
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Boston firm gets $8.85M contract to aid Arkansas’ $1 billion broadband push

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

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07/01/2024

478 Arkansas employees approved for pay raises above maximum authorized salaries

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

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06/21/2024
Personnel Management

Governor OKs pay increases for executive branch employees

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

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06/17/2024
Building Authority

Panel holds off on recommendation on new home for Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System

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

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06/07/2024
Employee Benefits

State Board of Finance endorses proposed health insurance plan that would cut rates for current state employees, slightly raise rates for most retirees

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.

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05/23/2024

Arkansas legislative panel backs Sanders’ request to exceed maximum pay for 6 state officials

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

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04/22/2024

Jessica Patterson Assumes Role as Director of the Office of State Procurement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media ContactBrooke HollowoaMarketing and Communications [email protected] Little Rock, Arkansas—The Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services is pleased to announce Jessica Patterson’s appointment as the Director of the Office of State Procurement. She currently serves as the Transformation and Shared Services Chief General Counsel. She will continue serving in this capacity alongside

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04/04/2024

Student First Technologies chosen as next Arkansas LEARNS voucher vendor

April 3, 2024 by Cynthia Howell | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Student First Technologies is the state’s choice to manage the distribution of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to private schools and other service providers on behalf of students participating in the state’s new voucher and/or literacy tutoring grant programs. Brooke Hollowoa, communications director for the Arkansas

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04/04/2024
State Procurement

Director of state procurement resigns to become associate general counsel for University of Arkansas

March 13, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The director of the Office of State Procurement, Ed Armstrong, has submitted his resignation to become associate general counsel for the University of Arkansas System later this month. As associate general counsel, Armstrong will focus on contracts, procurement, real estate, construction and other transactional issues within

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03/14/2024
Personnel Management

Arkansas panel endorses Commerce Department request for 2 administrative posts totaling $400,000

March 13, 2024 by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette A legislative panel on Wednesday endorsed the state Department of Commerce’s request to create two administrative positions with a projected total cost of about $400,000 in federal and state funds. The Legislative Council’s personnel subcommittee recommended the Legislative Council approve the Commerce Department’s request to create

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03/14/2024
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