Update Part 2: The Growing Trend of Anti-Boycott Laws and the Effect on Public Finance – Is Arkansas Next?
January 16, 2023
by John S. Bryant
In previous blog posts we have 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. In our first post on the subject last year, we noted that “There are no pending…
Solar Tax Benefits Now Directly Available to State and Local Governments and 501(c)(3) Organizations
This blog post was originally published on September 16th, 2022 and then updated on April 28th, 2023. On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (or IRA), which provides significant tax and other incentives for qualifying renewable energy facilities including solar…
Update: The Growing Trend of Anti-Boycott Laws and the Effect on Public Finance – Is Arkansas Next?
August 8, 2022
by John S. Bryant
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. Potential Costs: One of the potential effects we noted was that by limiting potential…
The Growing Trend of Anti-Boycott Laws and the Effect on Public Finance – Is Arkansas Next?
June 30, 2022
by John S. Bryant
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 initiatives in several states, and the emergence of environmental, social and…
Unlocking Rural Broadband
April 28, 2022
by John S. Bryant
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 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, along with state grant funds, provides…