Arkansas’ new Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge, wants to be an economic ambassador for the Natural State.She told 40/29 News she has a lot of contacts and will use them to call up CEOs from other states. She will tell them about the low cost of living and doing business in Arkansas and that the state has a workforce they need.She said she supports state incentives to bring new companies to Arkansas while also growing existing ones.”Companies that’s been here for 20 years, let’s add 20 more jobs to that company,” Rutledge said. “Yes, we want the big jobs announcements of 250 or 500 jobs but just as, if not more importantly, we need job announcements in our small communities across the state where they’re adding 10, 15, 25 jobs.”ExperienceRutledge said lawmakers won’t talk about anything in this year’s General Assembly that she didn’t see during her time as attorney general.”We dealt with every single issue that the state faced,” she said. “Worked hand in hand with our former governor, Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Dealt with crime issues, dealt with defending our constitutional rights, pushed back against the federal government.”Rutledge said she will work with the state senate and new Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to focus on getting laws passed.”It’s a continual conversation about criminal justice reform, about parental choice and education,” she said. “About the workforce development and how we can roll back regulations.”
Arkansas’ new Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge, wants to be an economic ambassador for the Natural State.
She told 40/29 News she has a lot of contacts and will use them to call up CEOs from other states. She will tell them about the low cost of living and doing business in Arkansas and that the state has a workforce they need.
She said she supports state incentives to bring new companies to Arkansas while also growing existing ones.
“Companies that’s been here for 20 years, let’s add 20 more jobs to that company,” Rutledge said. “Yes, we want the big jobs announcements of 250 or 500 jobs but just as, if not more importantly, we need job announcements in our small communities across the state where they’re adding 10, 15, 25 jobs.”
Experience
Rutledge said lawmakers won’t talk about anything in this year’s General Assembly that she didn’t see during her time as attorney general.
“We dealt with every single issue that the state faced,” she said. “Worked hand in hand with our former governor, Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Dealt with crime issues, dealt with defending our constitutional rights, pushed back against the federal government.”
Rutledge said she will work with the state senate and new Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to focus on getting laws passed.
“It’s a continual conversation about criminal justice reform, about parental choice and education,” she said. “About the workforce development and how we can roll back regulations.”
