Content Tagged 'Budget'

Don't break your budget. Make cleaners at home.

The Arkansas House of Representatives rejected a measure that would have tied state spending to disposable income.

How would you like to give yourself a bonus? Pulaski County Quorum Court members are legally allowed to do that, but some JPs do not think they should take additional taxpayer money. Others say they've worked for it.

Unless Congress takes action, this Friday several automatic government budget cuts go into effect.

Little Rock is holding four public hearings this week for citizens to ask questions about the 2013 budget.

Gov. Mike Beebe's administration is preparing to unveil to lawmakers his budget proposals for next year. The proposals may reveal whether he plans on pushing for another cut in the state's grocery tax.

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has signed into law legislation spelling out the state's $4.7 billion budget for the coming year.

The Arkansas Forestry Commission wants legislators to approve a $1.9 million budget hike next year so it can restore 20 positions that were cut after the agency ran into financial trouble.

The House and Senate both passed bills approving governor Mike Beebe's $4.7 billion dollar budget on Friday bringing the three week fiscal session to a close.

Arkansas lawmakers have started work on the state's budget - but acknowledge they face plenty of questions that won't be answered until after the November election.

State lawmakers drill Pulaski County Special School District leaders after a number of findings in last year's audit. The district is already in fiscal distress and at odds with the two employee unions over budget cuts.

Arkansas lawmakers have rejected a proposal to set aside up to $100 million in surplus funds to pay for a growing shortfall in the state's Medicaid budget expected in 2013.

If there's no agreement on salaries and benefits by May 1, every employee's contract will be renewed with no changes.

Arkansas finance officials say the state is on track to end the fiscal year with a surplus of at least $67 million, and the number could break $100 million.

The Arkansas Legislature has convened for a fiscal session focusing on a proposed $4.7 billion budget that calls for increasing spending on Medicaid and public schools.

Arkansas lawmakers are expected to focus on a proposed $114 million increase in funding for Medicaid as they continue budget hearings for the legislative session.

Gov. Mike Beebe says 15 firefighters with the Arkansas Forestry Commission will be put back to work this month after a shift of money within the state's budget.

Now is the time to tell your city director how you want Little Rock to spend its new sales tax revenue.

Gov. Mike Beebe says state agencies can expect a relatively flat budget in the coming year as his administration prepares to release its revenue forecast.

A budget resolution was held up in the House on Wednesday as Republicans proposed a budget alternative with $21 million in additional cuts.

A Republican plan to cut $21 million from state spending faced criticism Thursday from Democrats who accused GOP lawmakers of politicizing the budget process and proposing potentially devastating cuts for some Arkansas agencies.

Arkansas' finance office said Thursday that the state will see a slight increase in its revenues next year, figures that indicate the state won't see much change in its budget beyond an increase in school funding that Gov. Mike Beebe is expected to propose in January.

Governor Mike Beebe calls a majority of the GOP proposed $21 million in cuts to the budget, "non-starters."

Arkansas lawmakers are looking at proposed budgets for public schools and prisons as they prepare for this year's legislative session.

The Arkansas House is considering whether to allow action on the state's budget and a repeal of a tax break for truckers to move forward.

The top Republican in the Arkansas House says he'll support a key vote on the state's budget, but says he's still far from an agreement with Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe over proposed spending cuts.

Few surprises are expected as Arkansas lawmakers prepare to review Gov. Mike Beebe's budget proposal this week.

Gov. Mike Beebe says he has an idea on how to use one-time money to keep a fund that pays for many of the state's judicial operations solvent, but he wants to see a long-term solution for its funding woes.

Tensions brew between Pulaski County unions and the school district. In a meeting to discuss possible cuts resulting from the district's fiscal distress status, no one agreed on anything.