The governor announced an overhaul of the employee pay plan. Sanders said the new plan will streamline career tracks, consolidate job titles, and increase state employee pay to labor market rates. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announce $5 million to expand support for mental health, substance abuse fight

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a restructure of the state’s pay plan for its employees across all agencies Tuesday. The overhaul will raise some salaries to labor market rates, clarify the promotion ladders in each agency and consolidate roughly 2,

The Republican governor detailed the planned overhaul, which she said will be part of the balanced budget proposal she’s scheduled to make to lawmakers later this month.