Council OKs plan to rehire Ark. lawmakers' wives

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences can bring back two women who were terminated because of a law that requires approval from state officials before legislators’ spouses can be hired.

The Legislative Council on Friday approved plans by the Agriculture Department’s plan to rehire Deputy Agriculture Secretary Cynthia Edwards and Cynthia Wilkins, who is a mental health professional at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.