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.

A Senate bill to enact the 2024 budget for Jefferson County while the Quorum Court there remains at a standstill over finalizing a 2025 budget is expected to work its way to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders by next week,

Arkansas State Police (ASP) dispatchers have stepped in to support Jefferson County's emergency services as the county continues to struggle to pass a budget.

After weeks of a shutdown in Jefferson County, a Pine Bluff representative has now proposed an emergency bill to let the local government use a prior budget.

Lawmakers planned to file a bill Monday (Feb. 3) that would require cities and counties to revert to the previous year’s budget if they haven’t written one by a