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Arkansas lawmakers propose amendments as passage of fiscal 2025 budget nears • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas’ 2024 fiscal session, which was initially projected to end this week, is now expected to end May 2 or possibly the following week, House Speaker Matthew Shepherd said Thursday. During the final days of the session, the Legislature will pass the fiscal year 2025 budget, also known as the Revenue Stabilization Act. The Joint […]

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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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Six of eight crypto mining resolutions fall short in Arkansas House • Arkansas Advocate

The Arkansas House on Wednesday authorized the introduction of two bills proposing stricter regulations on cryptocurrency mining while six other proposals failed to gain enough votes. All of the proposed bills would have amended Act 851 of 2023, or the Arkansas Data Centers Act, which passed with bipartisan support and limited the state’s and local […]

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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’ LEARNS Act, cryptocurrency top topics in 2024 fiscal session

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas lawmakers will be back at the state Capitol for the 2024 fiscal session. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is sending her first budget to Arkansas’ representatives and senators to vote on. She’s asking those lawmakers to approve her $6.3 billion proposed budget. “All we do is we take a look […]

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Arkansas fiscal session begins this week; proposed budget expected to pass with few changes • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas lawmakers will convene the state’s eighth fiscal session Wednesday, beginning the process of finalizing the state budget for fiscal year 2025, which starts July 1 and ends June 30, 2025. The fiscal session lasts a maximum of 30 days unless three-fourths of the House and Senate vote to extend it. Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, […]

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Arkansas judge will allow amended complaint in challenge to new ballot petition law • Arkansas Advocate

A Central Arkansas judge is allowing the group challenging Arkansas’ new ballot petition law to amend its complaint before he decides whether to grant the attorney general’s request to dismiss the lawsuit. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herb Wright wrote in an order this week that he had concerns about whether a sitting state senator and […]

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Feathers ruffled over Arkansas’ handling of mass chicken euthanization

Northwest Arkansas chicken growers are still cleaning up the mess left after the state euthanized a million chickens late last year. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture helped depopulate the birds at the request of Cooks Venture, a poultry company that abruptly closed in late November due to financial problems. Three chicken growers told the Legislature’s […]

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Arkansas Senate confirms former GOP Sen. Jason Rapert to state library board

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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Arkansas agriculture secretary declines request to provide financial assistance to poultry farmers

Arkansas’ agriculture secretary has denied a state senator’s request to provide financial assistance to farmers affected by the sudden closure of a poultry company. Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, received a letter Saturday in which Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward “respectfully declined” King’s request for an emergency declaration because “the proper role of government does not […]