Arkansas lawmakers propose amendments as passage of fiscal 2025 budget nears • Arkansas Advocate
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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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Arkansas governor’s unwillingness to engage auditors makes it hard to move on • Arkansas Advocate
If not for a crypto mining panic and a report about the purchase of a certain lectern, Arkansas lawmakers (and the reporters who cover them) might have been bored out of their gourds in the second week of the Legislature’s fiscal session. It’s a shame really, because the actual work of the fiscal session — […]
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Crypto regulations, lectern audit become the talk of the Arkansas fiscal session • Arkansas Advocate
Last week Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the first of many appropriations bills for her proposed $6.3 billion state budget that will head to her desk in the coming weeks. Sanders signed a general appropriations bill for the judicial branch, the legislative branch and the state auditor, as well as a separate bill setting […]
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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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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 lawmakers advance crypto mining resolutions • Arkansas Advocate
A legislative panel on Tuesday authorized the Arkansas House to consider allowing the introduction of bills to regulate cryptocurrency mining during the fiscal session. The eight resolutions approved by the House Select Committee on Rules aim to amend the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023, which passed with bipartisan support and limited the state’s and […]
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