Tag: Senate Bill 307
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 […]
Legislation to speed up utility expansion in Arkansas stalls on Senate floor By Wesley Brown – March 6, 2025 – As Arkansas builds up its manufacturing capacity, several new capital projects scheduled for 2025 and beyond, corporate giants such as Walmart, Meta, Microsoft, and J.B. Hunt are investing in solar and renewable energy sources to […]