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Arkansas Governor Proposes Grocery Tax Cut, Food Donor Protections

3/5/2025

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveiled two impactful legislative proposals: the Grocery Tax Relief Act, which seeks to abolish the 1/8th-cent grocery tax, freeing up $10.9 million each year for families, and the Good Neighbor Act, designed to enhance protections for food donors to combat food insecurity. Both initiatives are set to advance in the legislature.

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveiled two impactful legislative proposals: the Grocery Tax Relief Act, which seeks to abolish the 1/8th-cent grocery tax, freeing up $10.9 million each year for families, and the Good Neighbor Act, designed to enhance protections for food donors to combat food insecurity. Both initiatives are set to advance in the legislature.