Legislators Consider Ending Ark Health Insurance Marketplace

Caleb Taylor August 18, 2017September 10, 2018 0 Comments allen kerr, Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace

Legislators Consider Ending Ark Health Insurance Marketplace

Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr told state legislators yesterday that consolidating the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace (AHIM) into the Arkansas Insurance Department would save the state millions of dollars annually.

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David Kinkade September 12, 2011 1 Comment allen kerr, Arkansas Governor, Arkansas higher education, Dustin McDaniel, Governor Mike Beebe, higher education, jane english, Mike Beebe, shane broadway

Dept. of Moot Points: Here Is That Attorney General’s Opinion on the Arkansas Higher Ed Post

Your state attorney general, Dustin McDaniel, was tidying up around the office and came across that long-awaited AG’s opinion on

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David Kinkade September 7, 2011 0 Comments allen kerr, Arkansas Governor, Governor Mike Beebe, higher education, jane english, Mike Beebe, shane broadway

Broadway Malady: GOP Lawmakers Still Waiting on AG Higher Ed Opinion

Hey, remember way back in July when a pair of state legislators asked Attorney General Dustin McDaniel for a legal

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Nic Horton August 3, 2011 3 Comments allen kerr, Arkansas, Arkansas Governor, artee williams, corrupt practices, double dipping, Governor Mike Beebe, Mike Beebe, pension, retirement, state employees

‘A Corrupt Practice’: Interview with Allen Kerr on State Retirement Double-Dipping

Arkansas Rep. Allen Kerr talks about the “corrupt practice” of retirement double-dipping by state employees—a practice he hopes to rein in.

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Nic Horton August 2, 2011 2 Comments allen kerr, Arkansas, Arkansas Governor, artee williams, corrupt practices, double dipping, Governor Mike Beebe, Mike Beebe, pension, retirement, state employees

Take Two: A Primer on Double-Dipping Retirement in Arkansas (Updated!)

Here’s what you need to know about double-dipping, when a state employee “retires” and then quickly returns to work in order to collect both a paycheck and a pension: It’s hopelessly corrupt. Read on!

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Nic Horton July 26, 2011 8 Comments allen kerr, higher education, jane english, shane broadway

Lawmakers Question Legality of Broadway Higher Ed Appointment (Updated!)

Arkansas Reps. Allen Kerr and Jane English, both Republicans, have requested an opinion from Attorney General Dustin McDaniel as to whether the pending appointment of former state Sen. Shane Broadway to head the state’s Higher Education department meets statutory muster.