Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration

Ouachita Behavioral Health & Wellness of Hot Springs has been awarded more than $1.4 million to recruit, train and retain behavioral health professionals serving rural communities in west-central Arkansas, according to a press release. The award is one of 24 …

IDEMIA Public Security North America and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration’s Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles have launched Arkansas driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet, allowing residents to securely store and use their credentials …

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration have submitted the state’s application for funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program, established under President Donald Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. The …

Just about everything these days can be handled via smartphone, and now identification can, too. The Transportation Security Administration now allows travelers to use a digital ID at more than 250 airports. However, all passengers are still required to carry …

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has announced three new leadership appointments. Christy Bjornson has been named administrator of the DFA’s Regulatory Division, Paul Gehring will now serve as chief legal counsel, and Rusty Meeks, former president and CEO …

Starting May 7, Arkansans who board a domestic flight or enter a federal building will need a REAL ID driver’s license or identification card to avoid providing additional documentation with a regular ID.  The nationwide initiative geared toward preventing fraud …

Tourism is now a $9.9 billion industry in Arkansas, an economic impact study commissioned by the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism found.  According to the study, which was conducted by Tourism Economics with input from DK Shifflet, the …

Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas have reached the milestone of $1 billion in sales since the industry was launched in May 2019. Patients now collectively spend an average of $776,000 a day on medical marijuana purchases across Arkansas, according to …

Online sports betting exploded in popularity across the United States following a landmark Supreme Court decision in 2018 that made the betting legal nationwide. Here in Arkansas, online wagering took off when the state’s three existing casinos debuted their online …

A report issued by the Arkansas Department of Finance showed tax revenue income for October has been consistently above forecasted amounts in all major areas. This follows after a record $1.6 billion budget surplus in the last fiscal year, which …