... projected $300 million surplus will be needed to help prop up the state's budget for the upcoming year, Arkansas' fiscal chief told lawmakers Wednesday as he reduced the state's revenue forecast for next year. Arkansas Department of Finance ...

... yearlong budget year that ended Monday, beating officials' original projections by $81.7 million, the state's fiscal chief said Wednesday. The latest numbers mean the state faces the possibility of a roughly $240 million surplus available ...

... offensive. LITTLE ROCK Arkansas can afford another cut in the sales tax on groceries, Gov. Mike Beebe and his fiscal chief said Monday after reporting that the state's revenues beat economist expectations last month but fell below last year ...

... offensive. LITTLE ROCK Arkansas can afford another cut in the sales tax on groceries, Gov. Mike Beebe and his fiscal chief said Monday after reporting that the state's revenues beat economist expectations last month but fell below last year ...

... with tags giving the owner's name and address. Fees for the licenses brought the agency about $224,000 annually, fiscal chief Ray Sebren told the commissioners Monday. The number of dog licenses sold to Arkansas hunters has gradually declined ...

... instead of cash accounts. Senators said the treasury accounts would bring more accountability. But the state's fiscal chief, Dick Barclay, said the change would make little practical difference.

... fill in the required information and be instantly licensed for hunting and fishing activities. Ray Sebren, AGFC's fiscal chief, said, "There are several steps to buying a license off the Internet, but the instructions are simple. The information ...

... into effect July 16, which is 90 days from the close of the regular legislative session. Alice Browning, assistant fiscal chief for AGFC, told the commissioners Thursday that the new system of lifetime trout and waterfowl permits will mean a loss ...

... ROCK (AP) - Although legislative action usually is required to appropriate money for state agencies, the state's fiscal chief says it won't be necessary this time if voters approve a bond issue for colleges and universities. Voters will decide ...

... outfitters, guides, lodges - dreaded to hear phones ring, fearing it would be cancellation of reservations. Ray Sebren, fiscal chief for the AGFC, summed up the situation succinctly. "We need cold weather and water." The duck hunting downhill slide ...