Over the past few years there has been a growing national trend of states enacting laws prohibiting public entities in those states from entering into contracts with companies that boycott or discriminate against the energy,...more
We recently posted a note regarding the filing of Senate Bill 41 which would require the divestment of State and local public funds from financial services providers that “discriminate without a reasonable business purpose...more
In our previous blog post we noted the emerging trend of anti-boycott and anti-discrimination laws in multiple states and discussed potential effects on the public finance market, particularly in Arkansas. ...more
In a nation seemingly becoming more polarized along political lines every day, not even the normally quiet and steady world of public finance remains untouched. Recently proposed and adopted anti-boycott type legislative...more
Statewide, the consensus is that broadband is the tool to transform the economies of rural Arkansas, but the issue has been how to cost-effectively deploy it. A perception exists that the federal American Rescue Plan and...more
In February, the Arkansas Legislature unanimously approved Act 67 which amends the Telecommunications Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 (the “Act”). These amendments significantly increase local government options with respect...more