Tag: Arkansas General Assembly
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 The Arkansas Black Vitality Staff March 7, 2025 – During the seventh week of the 95th Arkansas General Assembly, Gov. Sarah Sanders introduced her proposal to repeal the state’s grocery tax while legislation that would overhaul the regulatory process to build new utility plants across the state stalled on the Senate floor. On Tuesday, Sanders announced the […]
House Resolutions honor blues legend Bobby Rush and civil rights icon Daisy Bates By The Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Feb. 24, 2025 – During the six weeks of the 95th Arkansas General Assembly, over 130 bills were signed into law, including the controversial Senate Bill 3, which banned discrimination or preferential treatment based on race […]