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 State Auditor Dennis Milligan Talks to Magnolia Rotary About New Data Match Initiative 

08/11/2025
 Automatic mailing of unclaimed property checks to begin in September   August 8, 2025 (Magnolia, Ark.) –  Auditor of State Dennis Milligan spoke to the Magnolia Rotary Club Thursday about his office’s new Data Match program that allows him to mail unclaimed property chec…

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State Auditor Dennis Milligan Kicks Off Data Match Initiative with Mobile Office in Batesville

07/24/2025
More than $1.9 million in unclaimed property belonging to Independence County residents July 24, 2025 – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan kicked off his office’s new Data Match initiative today in Batesville with a mobile office in an attempt to reunite more than $1.9 million in unclaimed pro…

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Auditor’s Office Consults With Congressman French Hill on U.S. Savings Bonds

03/12/2025
$214 million owed to Arkansans should be more easily accessible, auditor says March 12, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan is launching a national effort to influence the United States Treasury to return unclaimed savings bonds to state unclaimed property programs, and his…

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Auditor’s Office Lauds Bill to Send Automatic Unclaimed Property Checks 

02/13/2025
 Checks between $50 and $5,000 to be mailed to claimants  Feb. 14, 2025 (Little Rock) – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan’s office is celebrating a bill the Legislature passed Thursday that will allow his office to automatically mail unclaimed property checks to Arkansans.  Senate …

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State Auditor Dennis Milligan Promotes Josh Wood of Alexander to Interim Assistant Chief of Staff & Unclaimed Property Operations Manager

11/13/2024
November 13, 2024 – Josh Wood, a longtime employee of the Arkansas Auditor of State’s office, was promoted to interim Assistant Chief of Staff and Unclaimed Property Operations Manager, effective Nov. 4.  Wood has been with the auditor’s office for 18 years, beginning as an unclaim…

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State Auditor Dennis Milligan Sees 33% Boost in Unclaimed Property Remitted to State

11/04/2024
Increased compliance with annual reporting deadlines cited November 4, 2024 (Little Rock) – The Auditor of State’s office is seeing increased compliance from businesses reporting unclaimed property to the state, thanks to a new outreach initiative implemented earlier this year, Auditor Denni…

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State Auditor Dennis Milligan Locates More Than $3,600 for Hot Springs Village Residents

10/18/2024
Mobile office gave citizens opportunity to claim lost funds Oct. 18, 2024 (Hot Springs Village, Ark.) – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan held a mobile office in Hot Springs Village Thursday, where about 40 Garland County residents found more than $3,600 in unclaimed property through the …

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State Auditor Dennis Milligan Talks Legislation to Heber Springs Rotarians

10/08/2024
Hopes to seek approval to implement best-practice data match initiative October 8, 2024 (Heber Springs, Ark.) – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan spoke to members of the Heber Springs Rotary Club today about his role as state auditor and an initiative he hopes to seek in the upcoming legislative s…

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Sky blue day at the Little Rock capital building during summer.

State Auditor Dennis Milligan To Expedite Unclaimed Property Claims in Helena-West Helena

10/07/2024
Decision in response to recent water utility shutoffs October 7, 2024 (Helena-West Helena, Ark.) – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan is ramping up his outreach efforts in Helena-West Helena due to recent news about the city’s water disruption. Milligan operates the state’s unclaimed property pr…

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State Auditor Dennis Milligan Hosts Seminar for Businesses to Report Unclaimed Property

10/01/2024
Education provided to companies regarding their duty to report property to state October 1, 2024 (Little Rock) – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan hosted a seminar on Monday to educate businesses on how to report unclaimed property to his office. Companies and government agencies across Arkansas h…

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