Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday announced a legislative push to eliminate Arkansas' grocery tax and expand protections for food bank donors. Why it matters: Grocery costs have climbed, and Arkansas has the highest rate of food insecurity in the nation.

Arkansas’ governor on Tuesday announced legislation to repeal the state grocery tax and expand liability protections for food banks and their donors.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the announcement Tuesday that lawmakers will work to repeal the grocery tax on food ingredients. That tax being removed is expected to return $10.9 million to the people of Arkansas yearly.

Arkansas’s grocery tax is the lowest in the United States. That’s about to change. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced legislation Tuesday that will create the Grocery Tax Relief Act. “Working families deserve every break we can help provide,

More states are considering eliminating or reducing grocery sales taxes as Americans face high prices for eggs and other household staples. Here's what to know.

The number of states imposing sales taxes on groceries is likely to shrink as lawmakers hear complaints about high prices for eggs and other household staples.

Several states are considering reducing or eliminating their sales taxes on groceries, citing high prices for household staples as the reason, as they face uncertainty about their budgets due to cuts in Medicaid and other federal programs.