Effort to cut former Arkansas corrections secretary’s position as adviser to governor fails

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 544

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A legislative panel rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have eliminated former Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri’s job as an adviser to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

A top lawmaker also suggested that Profiri may return to his job overseeing the state prison system, two years after he was fired by the state Board of Corrections as part of a dispute with Sanders.

The proposal rejected by the Joint Budget Committee’s personnel subcommittee would have written into …

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