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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined 16 other Republican governors earlier this week in calling on President Joe Biden and Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen to prevent foreign adversaries, such as China, from buying land in the United States.
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House Bill 1799 passed through the Arkansas legislature swiftly and became Act 851. Now, legislators on both sides of the aisle are raising concerns about the impact of cryptocurrency mining in Arkansas.
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Today on The Outline: The people in the effort to recall the LEARNS Act might have more signatures than they originally thought. Also, Arkansas Republican leaders provide differing analyses to former President Donald Trump's indictment yesterday. Plus, lawmakers discuss crypto mining regulations.
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On today's show, a partnership between Northwest Arkansas Food Bank and downtown Bentonville restaurants to fight food insecurity. Plus, noisy crypto mining,, eponyms, and much more.
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A law by the Arkansas General Assembly last winter allowing for no interference by local governments on installation of new cryptocurrency data centers needs to be repealed says Republican state Sen. Bryan King. Lawmakers, he says, passed the law in haste, failing to understand the implications.
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Today on The Outline: Lawmakers rethink restrictions on cryptocurrency mines. Also, Northwest Arkansas endures record-high sales taxes. Plus, Walmart and PepsiCo collaborate to support farmers.
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A new cryptocurrency mine in Faulkner County, and another proposed for construction in Boone County in Harrison are among nearly a dozen such facilities in Arkansas, experts said. These high-power digital data centers generate valuable virtual currency such as Bitcoin. But crypto mining can also generate noise pollution, tons of carbon emissions -- and concerns about foreign investors.