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An Arkansas legislative panel gave preliminary approval Monday to a $55,000 contract with a Georgia consulting firm to study and recommend changes to the state’s public assistance and workforce development programs.
The Arkansas Legislative Council’s Hospital, Medicaid and Developmental Disabilities Study subcommittee voted with no dissent to advance the contract to the council’s executive subcommittee. If approved by the executive subcommittee Thursday and the full council Friday, the contract goes into effect immediately…