Category: Vitality Features
Lawmakers proposed 2026 fiscal budget of $6.49 billion as Gov. Sanders $750 million prison proposal fails on fourth try By Wesley Brown April 12, 2025—The Arkansas Legislature approved several key bills that are now headed to Gov. Sarah Sanders’ desk to sign into law before the expected end of the 95th General Assembly that began […]
By theArkansas Black Vitality Staff March 8, 2025 – As President Trump and billionaire Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk aggressively cut federal government jobs through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), monthly state and U.S. jobless data show the trickle-down effect is disproportionately impacting Black workers. For March, the jobless rate in Arkansas and […]
Legislation to ease utility regulations on large economic projects also approved by House and Senate By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff March 21, 2025—Gov. Sarah Sanders’ legislation to reform Arkansas’s higher education system – including altering scholarship funding and restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives – was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Arkansas House and […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality March 20, 2025 – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have released two technical assistance documents aimed at what the Trump administration calls “unlawful discrimination” related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. The DEI crackdown, using the Civil Rights Act […]