View from the Senate LITTLE ROCK – Last year the average teacher salary in Arkansas was $48,304, which ranked 42nd in the country. New York teachers had the highest annual salaries. However, if a cost of living adjustment is applied…
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Governor’s Weekly Address I helped cut the ribbon on yet another Arkansas tech education school on Wednesday, this one at the South Arkansas Community College in El Dorado. The Charles A. Hays Advanced Manufacturing Training Center is the most recent…
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ACLU of Arkansas Condemns LRAFB Used as Immigrant Detainment Camp
by News Releaseby News ReleaseLittle Rock – ACLU of Arkansas condemns the use of Little Rock Air Force Base as an immigrant detainment camp. Executive Director Rita Sklar released the following statement: “Children don’t belong in jail at all, even with their parents. Families…
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Arkansas Repertory Theatre Schedules Public Forum on June 26
by News Releaseby News ReleaseArkansas Repertory Theatre officials will host an open public forum on June 26 to give its audiences, donors and statewide community members the opportunity to offer constructive input to assist leaders in developing an action plan for the future of the state’s…
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Child Support Enforcement Office Has Authority to Suspend Licenses
by News Releaseby News ReleaseView from the Senate LITTLE ROCK – In the first six months of this fiscal year, the state Office of Child Support Enforcement suspended drivers’ licenses of 4,344 non-custodial parents who had fallen behind on their legal obligation to help…
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Venture Center Realigns Leadership, Focuses on Growth
by News Releaseby News ReleaseLittle Rock — Lee Watson, CEO of The Venture Center of Little Rock, has announced that he will move into a newly created position at the Venture Center, that of chief innovator. Bill Yoder, an entrepreneur and former Acxiom leader, will…
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Jill Mhyre Tapped to Lead UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology
by News Releaseby News ReleaseLITTLE ROCK — Jill Mhyre, M.D., an authority on obstetric anesthesiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been appointed chair of the Department of Anesthesiology in the UAMS College of Medicine, effective July 1. Mhyre is vice…
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Laura Hutchins Appointed Interim Director of UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
by News Releaseby News ReleaseLITTLE ROCK — Laura Hutchins, M.D., a hematologist oncologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) who has devoted her medical practice and research to fight breast cancer, melanoma and brain cancer, has been appointed interim director for…
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Kristy Walters Named UAMS Associate Vice Chancellor For Finance and Treasurer
by News Releaseby News ReleaseLITTLE ROCK – Kristy Walters has been named associate vice chancellor for finance and treasurer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She had held the position on an interim basis since December 2017. Walters is responsible for…
Cynthia L. Conger, CPA/PFS, CFP®, CEO of Conger Wealth Management, a four-person fee-only wealth management firm offering financial planning, tax preparation and asset management, announced Monday the sale of the firm to Advisory Alpha of Holland, Mich., effective June 30.…