Arkansas Department of Commerce eliminating over two dozen roles due to lack of funding

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – They did this to themselves. That’s the assessment of some state lawmakers as jobs are cut at the state Division of Services for the Blind, or DSB, and Workforce Development.

Tuesday, they heard long-standing financial mismanagement is to blame for visually impaired Arkansans losing out on services and staff.

Twenty-seven positions are disappearing permanently as of Mar. 31, a reported savings of more than $1 million…

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