After more than a month in a gridlock, the quorum court continues to push back against the county judge's proposed budget.

The Jefferson County Quorum Court failed once again to pass a budget on Tuesday night, prolonging a standoff that has left county employees without paychecks.Th ...

Jefferson County has been on a government shutdown because the quorum court has not been able to pass a 2025 budget, and the ...

Eric Walden Jr. said he didn't learn until Sunday evening that Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders would announce potential action to ...

It’s a problem officials with Jefferson County’s Detention Center say is a “constant battle”, after a jailer had to be taken ...

Without a budget in place, county staff have been without pay so far this year, and the county has not paid any vendors.

The proposed bill would require Jefferson County to revert to the previous year's budget to end a shutdown that's lasted ...

Lawmakers planned to file a bill Monday (Feb. 3) that would require cities and counties to revert to the previous year’s ...

A Senate bill to enact the 2024 budget for Jefferson County while the Quorum Court there remains at a standstill over ...

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is predicting that legislation to get Jefferson County employees paid could be adopted as ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a plan to put Jefferson County back in operation after a month-long business ...

A pizza restaurant in Pine Bluff is helping those in Jefferson County impacted by the county government shutdown.