NFIB Hosts Virtual Gubernatorial Candidate Forum with Dr. Chris Jones

April 20, 2022 Last Edit: June 5, 2025

NFIB is hosting a series of small business forums with the leading Democratic and Republican candidates for governor.

NFIB Hosts Virtual Gubernatorial Candidate Forum with Dr. Chris Jones

NFIB is hosting a series of small business forums with the leading Democratic and Republican candidates for governor. The series got underway April 19 with a virtual meeting with Democratic candidate Dr. Chris Jones. NFIB State Director Sylvester Smith spoke with Jones about a host of issues ranging from taxes to inflation to helping Main Street businesses fully recover from the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Topics:

Taxes

State:

Arkansas

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