Licenses and the Law Series, Part I: An Overview of the Process
March 1, 2022
by Stuart P. Miller
In addition, this article was co-authored by former Attorneys Lindsey Vechik and Peyton Hildebrand. Arkansas is one of the highest licensing states, meaning it licenses more occupations than most other states. Accordingly, Arkansas has numerous licensing boards. From the obvious, i.e., the Arkansas…
Certain Trust Expenses Still Deductible Until 2026
*This article was reviewed on April 24, 2025. The content remains current. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), while lowering taxes for most, raised them for a few. One group of those few taxpayers for whom taxes went up under TCJA were certain trusts and estates (generally those with large…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Bailey Taylor Named Interim Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Associate Administrator Office of Air Quality
Bailey Taylor has been named the Interim Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) Office of Air Quality Associate Administrator. Ms. Taylor replaces Will Montgomery who has recently joined Wal-Mart Corporate as Director, Strategic Initiatives –…
Modernizing Public Notice for RCRA Hazardous Waste Permitting/Other Actions : Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Comments
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted February 11th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on a notice EPA had published in the December 16th Federal Register titled: Modernizing Public Notice for RCRA…
Endangered Species Act/Southeastern Mussels, Snails and a Reptile: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Direct Final Rule Revising Taxonomy/Nomenclature
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published a Direct Final Rule (“DFR”) in the February 17th Federal Register announcing the revised taxonomy of 16 wildlife species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See 87 Fed. Reg. 8960. The 16 wildlife species include southeastern…