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Memorandum: Update to Marketing & Redistribution Policy No. 9

Memorandum  To: All State Agencies, Constitutional Offices, and Municipalities  From: Courtney Traylor, Chief of Staff, Department of Transformation & Shared Services  Date: February 11, 2025  Subject: Update to Marketing & Redist…

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OPERATION VOICE COMBATS HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN FORT SMITH, OFFERS HOPE TO VICTIMS

February 12, 2025 FORT SMITH, Ark. — Twelve adults believed to be victims of human trafficking were offered services, and another 32 local victims were identified as part of Operation VOICE (Victims’ Opportunity for Independence, Care, and Empower…

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National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Program Suspended

ALL COUNTIES | February 11, 2025 The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has closed the current Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Arkansas Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment (EVID) Program.  The United States Department of T…

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Arkansas Highway Police Seize $16 Million Worth of Marijuana During Safety Inspection

ALL COUNTIES | February 11, 2025 Officers from the Arkansas Highway Police (AHP) Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation uncovered a shipment of illegal marijuana in a commercial motor vehicle during a safety inspection along Interst…

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PROTECT YOUR KIDS ONLINE: ASP ISSUES WARNING ON SAFER INTERNET DAY

February 11, 2025 In 2024, Arkansas State Police’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigated 169 instances of sextortion. That number has soared in recent years, and is up from only 16 cases investigated in 2020.  Because …

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ARDOT to Host Location and Design Public Hearing for Proposed Improvements to Highway 71B in Fort Smith

SEBASTIAN COUNTY | February 7, 2025 | Job 040723 The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is hosting a Location and Design Public Hearing meeting from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, February 27, to present and discuss the proposed design plans and…

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ASP INTERCEPTS COCAINE SHIPMENT ON I-40, ARRESTS UTAH MAN

February 7, 2025 LEHI, Ark. — On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, around 5:30 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a 2025 Audi SUV on Interstate 40 eastbound near the 273-mile marker in Crittenden County for a traffic violation. Troopers s…

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Governor Sanders Receives Report from Arkansas AI and Analytics Center of Excellence

February 07, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today received a report from the AI and Analytics Center of Excellence outlining recommended policies and programs to adopt artificial intelligence across Arkansas state governm…

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Bill to rename state department gets OK

– Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would change the name of the state Department of Transformation and Shared Services to the state Departm…

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Letter from the Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation Director

Dear Friends of Arkansas’ Great Outdoors, As we step into the fourth year of the Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation, I am filled with gratitude and excitement. 2024 was a year of incredible growth and success, where we cemented our role as a vi…

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