Saline County officials consider putting library funding cut on November ballot

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 704

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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A central Arkansas county’s legislative body plans to vote next month on whether to put a $1.4 million local library funding cut on the November ballot.

The proposal comes two years after Saline County Judge Matt Brumley rejected a similar citizen-led effort on technicalities, and three years after Brumley fired the county library director for refusing to make LGBTQ+ books inaccessible to children.

The Saline County Library currently receives 1.7 mills, or $1.70 for …

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