AAI Releases 2016 Legislative Candidate Survey
With early voting in the 2016 primary election a little over six weeks away, the Advance Arkansas Institute (AAI) released its 2016 candidate survey today. The post AAI Releases 2016 Legislative...
View ArticleWhy Did Patsy Wootton Call the Cops on Randy Alexander?
I tried to ask Patsy Wootton, the executive director of Conservative Arkansas (an allegedly conservative organization), this question on Friday afternoon -- once I heard the recordings of her phone...
View ArticleOur App Update Is Here
The Advance Arkansas Institute (AAI) has updated its iOS app to include the new 2015 Freedom Scorecard, the 2015 Friends of Freedom recipients, and a variety of information from the 2015-2016...
View ArticleArkansas’ 2015 Freedom Scorecard
The Advance Arkansas Institute (AAI) is pleased to present this study of the 2015 voting records of legislators serving in the Arkansas General Assembly. Arkansas’ 2015 Freedom Scorecard discloses and...
View ArticleA Note on the Williams-Hopper State Senate Battle
Tomorrow, early voting begins in primary races across Arkansas. The post A Note on the Williams-Hopper State Senate Battle appeared first on The Arkansas Project.
View ArticleThe Rights Of The Minority
Medicaid expansion advocates in the legislature, government, and media have already started pearl-clutching over whether anti-expansion Republicans will consider voting against Department of Human...
View ArticleOn Hutchinson’s “Mandate” Primary Victories
Thinking about the Republican primary state legislative results Tuesday, I’m reminded of that quote from Sun Tzu -- the epigram about the “battle being won before it’s ever fought.” The post On...
View ArticleIn Which I Explain That 75 Percent Means 75 Percent
That’s the percentage of votes in both the House and Senate needed to pass appropriation bills under the Arkansas Constitution. The post In Which I Explain That 75 Percent Means 75 Percent appeared...
View ArticleCounty Clerk: DPA Exec Director Not Registered To Vote In Arkansas
Is the Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) truly ready for Hillary? According to the Pulaski County Clerk’s Office, the head of the DPA — executive director Ted Dick — sure isn’t. Dick moved to...
View ArticleInstitute for Justice “Optimistic” That Little Rock Will Shed Taxi Monopoly
Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Alice Gray yesterday denied the city of Little Rock’s motion to dismiss a case that attacks the city’s taxi monopoly. We wrote about Ken Leininger, founder of Ken’s...
View ArticleDPA Declines To Comment On DPA Executive Director Not Being Registered To Vote
A Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) spokesman declined to comment Monday on our story last week about Ted Dick, DPA executive director, who is presumably still not registered to vote in Arkansas. The...
View ArticleArkansas Delegate Throws Cold Water on Releasing RNC Delegates
Could delegates headed to the Republican National Convention (RNC) in the coming weeks choose a Presidential nominee besides Donald Trump? The post Arkansas Delegate Throws Cold Water on Releasing RNC...
View ArticleGroups Submit Petition Signatures By Friday Deadline
Groups supporting tort reform, casinos, and medicinal marijuana all submitted petition signatures Friday to the Secretary of State’s office -- their goal is getting their proposed amendments on the...
View ArticleTea Party’s Annual Meeting A Month Away
“Liberty: Does It Matter?” The post Tea Party’s Annual Meeting A Month Away appeared first on The Arkansas Project.
View ArticleArk RNC Delegate: Unbound Amendment “Didn’t Get To First Base”
We recently wrote about a scheme some Republican National Committee (RNC) delegates were promoting: namely, a last-ditch effort to stop Donald Trump from being the Republican Presidential nominee in...
View ArticleIt’s Past Time To End Special Elections
Yesterday, while you were watching the Olympics or doing back-to-school shopping, your taxes went up -- if you live in certain areas of the state that held special elections yesterday. The post It’s...
View ArticleIssue 4 Will Deliver the Lawsuit Reforms that Arkansas Needs
Two months from now, Arkansans will vote for a new president, two members of Congress, and scores of state and local officials – but, just as importantly, we’ll vote on whether to amend the...
View ArticleThis Tuesday: Stephen Moore Speaking With Friends of AAI
The Advance Arkansas Institute is pleased to announce a reception with and talk by Stephen Moore. How To Make America Great Again: A Look At the Trump Administration’s Economic Policy Tuesday,...
View ArticleMoore Talks Taxes, Trump
Stephen Moore, an economist with the Heritage Foundation and a top economic advisor for Donald Trump, said Tuesday that Arkansas should get serious about reducing its income tax. The post Moore Talks...
View ArticleSupport For Issue 3 At 35 Percent
Approximately 65 percent of Arkansas voters are either against or undecided on Issue 3, according to a poll released yesterday. The post Support For Issue 3 At 35 Percent appeared first on The Arkansas...
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