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Arkansas House debates reorganization and merit system
Debates over governor powers and a comprehensive state employee merit system dominated a State Agencies Committee hearing. Proposals would place education matters under executive control and shift agency structure, while opponents warn of a return to spoils politics and loss of protections for thousands of workers. A related clash over education commissioner tenure and departmental transfers was also noted amid broader political maneuvering.
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Bumpers
B. D
Doug” Brandon
Little Rock
Moore
Arkansas
Jimmie Don McKissack
Star City
State Board of Education
House
Cecil Alexander
Heber Springs
Department of Finance
Alexander
Sheridan
Charles Rosen
Orval E. Faubus
State Agencies Committee
Supreme Court
Capitol
Arkansas American Party
E. L. Lutrell
Malvern
Lutrell
State Plant Board
Department of Commerce
Library Commission
State Education Department
Emmett Smith
Crowley's Ridge Junior College
Paragould
Burpers