Proposed crypto mining regulations clear Arkansas Senate, head to House • Arkansas Advocate
Two bills that would regulate cryptocurrency mining operations in Arkansas passed the state Senate Wednesday and will be considered by the House. Senate Bill 79 passed with 32 votes for and no dissent, while Senate Bill 78 passed with 26 votes in favor and three votes against it. A few senators abstained from voting on […]
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Arkansas Senate committee approves two bills to regulate cryptocurrency mining • Arkansas Advocate
An Arkansas Senate committee unanimously approved two bills Thursday that would regulate cryptocurrency mining operations, and the committee will reconvene Tuesday to hear more public comment on the policies. Republican Sens. Joshua Bryant of Rogers and Missy Irvin of Mountain View introduced the bills Wednesday after the House approved resolutions Wednesday allowing them to be […]
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Arkansas Senate approves seven potential bills to regulate cryptocurrency mines • Arkansas Advocate
The Arkansas Senate cleared the way Thursday for lawmakers to take up several potential amendments to a 2023 law that limited the state’s ability to regulate cryptocurrency mining operations. Act 851 of 2023, or the Arkansas Data Centers Act, was introduced just over a week before the 2023 legislative session ended and passed both chambers […]
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Arkansas Senate confirms former GOP Sen. Jason Rapert to state library board
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Former Arkansas state senator Jason Rapert, a Conway Republican who runs a national organization promoting conservative Christian public policies, became one of the newest members of the Arkansas State Library Board on Friday. A bipartisan group of 10 senators opposed Rapert’s appointment, which Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced in November. Twenty-two Senate Republicans voted to […]
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Crowell seeks re-election to Arkansas Senate
Steve Crowell Republican State Senator Steve Crowell has announced he will seek re-election. He represents District 3, which includes all of Clark, Columbia, Lafayette, and Nevada counties, and parts of Hempstead, Hot Spring, and Pike counties. First elected in 2022, Crowell is in his first term in the Legislature. He serves on the Revenue & […]
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Both sides respond on Arkansas teacher pay bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Both the Arkansas House and Senate Democrats continue to push for higher teacher pay and filed a bill on Thursday, Jan 28 called the RAISE Act of 2023 according to our content-sharing partner. Both Republicans and Democrats said they want higher teacher salaries, but the way to do it is […]
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