Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has now signed a bill that will require Jefferson County to pay its over 300 county employees ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation into law on Monday afternoon that would prevent counties from ...

Without a budget in place, county staff have been without pay so far this year, and the county has not paid any vendors. Sanders said she expects the legislation to pass early next week.

Jefferson County is embroiled in a budget crisis, after another failed quorum court meeting today.The County Judge, Gerald ...

The bill stipulates that a county judge and justices of the peace can have their pay withheld until a budget for the current ...

A special meeting in Jefferson County was called Saturday night by judge Gerald Robinson, with hopes on making a final ...

At a special meeting Saturday called by County Judge Gerald Robinson, only four quorum court members showed up — three shy of ...

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders put pen to paper Monday, signing into a law a bill that would force Jefferson County to operate based on its previous year’s budget until a new budget was passed.

Jefferson County has been on a government shutdown because the quorum court has not been able to pass a 2025 budget, and the ...

A lawsuit against Jefferson County officials initially filed in April 2024 was updated on Jan. 30 as county employees remain ...

A former member of the Jefferson County Quorum Court who would go on to be elected County Judge and then a member of the ...

PINE BLUFF, Ark — After more than a week of things being left in limbo, there are now signs of progress in the push to get a budget passed in Jefferson County. Days have passed since the first ...