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Arkansas' revenues are ahead of last year's figures and forecast, but finance officials say they're concerned about sales tax collections sliding for the third straight month.

A sales tax on hotels, motels and restaurants will be on the ballot in Searcy this fall.

According to the National Retail Federation, consumers are spending an average of nearly $700 on back to school shopping this year.

It's the second biggest shopping season of the year. People are stocking up on back to school items during this weekend's sales tax holiday.

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

In your FOX16 Money Alert, Little Rock's sales tax rate jumped one-percent overnight in a move approved by voters in September to pay for a variety of city services.

Back-to-school shoppers are expected to flock to Arkansas stores this weekend for the annual sales tax holiday.

School starts for most Central Arkansas students August 20th, and that means the rush is on to stock up on school supplies for the first day of class.

In your FOX16 Money Alert, Monday Little Rock's Citizen's Evaluation of New Tax (CENT) Committee met for the first time and outlined its goals of how to make sure Little Rock's new sales tax revenue is spent transparently.

If you want a new job working for the City of Little Rock, soon you might be required to live within city limits. City Director Erma Hendrix is pushing for a residency requirement for all new city employees.

Tuesday night, the Little Rock City Board of Directors approved spending more than $815,000 on thirty-six new Dodge Chargers for the Little Rock Police Department.

Saturday, Little Rock homeowners opposed to a technology park going up in their neighborhoods revealed alternative sites that won't force people from their homes.

The Stuttgart City Council is referring a 1-cent sales tax proposal to voters.

Voters pass one cent sales tax to pay for construction and maintenance of new county jail.

The mayor of North Little Rock warns the city will become outdated if voters don't approve the one cent sales tax up for vote on Tuesday.

North Little Rock voters will decide whether to approve a one cent sales tax increase. The polls will remain open until 7:30 pm.

The Little Rock Board of Directors agreed Tuesday night to borrow $4.6 million to purchase new fire trucks, snow plows, and garbage trucks.

North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays said Tuesday night that the penny sales tax increase failed.