The state general revenue budget is often fluid. To arrive at a forecast, you look at long-term trends, national trends, local economic conditions … those calculations will tell you within some degree of certainty how much the state budget...
Budget Cuts Mean More than Politics to Abused Children LITTLE ROCK – Today, the Arkansas Department of Human Services announced cuts to state programs that help abused children. Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families says the cuts, resulting from...
After a month of preliminary budget hearings, it came as a surprise this week to see a proposal that would cut more than $20 million from the state budget for fiscal year 2013. Rep. John Burris (R – Harrison)...
We heard from the President and the Speaker of the House last night, both making their cases for a way out of the debt crisis. President Obama called on Congress to adopt a balanced approach, asking all Americans to...
Jan. 15, 2010 The U.S. Senate returns from recess on Jan. 20 to join the House, which headed back to work this week. Meanwhile, the Arkansas General Assembly this week held budget hearings in advance of Arkansas’ first fiscal...