WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, announced merit pay increases for state employees in a statement issued from Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 9. The increases include a 1% base salary raise for employees who met expectations and a 3% base salary raise for those who exceeded expectations in their performance evaluations. These raises apply to executive branch employees with at least a year of service and who have worked at their current department since January 2, 2  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 9 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Defends Rights of Foster Parents to Practice Their Faith * DES MOINES-- Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird joined with 21 other states in supporting a couple against a state's attempt to exclude them from its foster-parent program because of their Christian faith. A federal district court affirmed Vermont's decision to revoke the couple's licenses to foster children  more