Issue 3: The Local Government Aspect
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve written multiple times about how Issue 3 would make it easier for state lawmakers to spend more taxpayer dollars on bringing corporate welfare projects to Arkansas....
View ArticleOne More Day!
If you haven’t been living in a cave for the past year, you’re probably aware that tomorrow is election day. The post One More Day! appeared first on The Arkansas Project.
View ArticleHouse Speaker: Seek “Other Options” For Future Committee Assignments
After Republicans got outplayed by Democrats in the House committee assignment process last week -- albeit in just one committee out of ten -- House Speaker Jeremy Gillam now says it’s time to look at...
View ArticleHow I Met Joey McCutchen
Part 2: How I Met Joey McCutchen Yesterday I wrote about some correspondence I had with Joey McCutchen. McCutchen, a trial lawyer in Fort Smith, has a deep emotional attachment to our justice system,...
View ArticleElectoral College Coup A Dud In Arkansas
Breaking: The candidate who got 60 percent of the Presidential vote in Arkansas received all six of Arkansas’s electoral votes today. The post Electoral College Coup A Dud In Arkansas appeared first on...
View ArticleNew Legislator Interview: State Sen. Trent Garner
In the next few weeks, we’ll be publishing interviews with newly elected legislators we’ll ask them to opine on policies and priorities for the upcoming legislative session. The post New Legislator...
View ArticleNew Legislator Interview: Rep-Elect Carlton Wing
Today’s interview is with State Rep.-elect Carlton Wing, a Republican from North Little Rock. The post New Legislator Interview: Rep-Elect Carlton Wing 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 ArticleMore Lawlessness at the Bowen Law School
A recent case before the state Claims Commission provides a window into yet another instance of taxpayer-supported lawlessness at the Bowen Law School. In 2004, Professor Tom Sullivan was appointed the...
View ArticleGov. Hutchinson Comes Out Against GIF
The chances of the General Improvement Fund (GIF) program surviving the 2017 session continued to decline this week, in no small part because of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s attacks on the program in a speech...
View ArticleHouse Committee Passes Bill To Restrict Junk Food Purchases With Food Stamps
If you’re on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Arkansas, it might be time to start eating your fruits and vegetables. The post House Committee Passes Bill To Restrict Junk Food...
View ArticleTax Reform Coming…In Two Years Maybe
Legislation for Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $50 million tax cut plan sailed through the Senate Revenue and Tax committee Wednesday. The post Tax Reform Coming…In Two Years Maybe appeared first on The...
View ArticleSchool Choice Rally Next Week!
Every January, school choice advocates gather across the country to celebrate National School Choice Week. The post School Choice Rally Next Week! appeared first on The Arkansas Project.
View ArticleHutchinson: Arkansas “Can Adjust” To O’Care Repeal
Happy Inauguration Day, everyone! The post Hutchinson: Arkansas “Can Adjust” To O’Care Repeal appeared first on The Arkansas Project.
View ArticleHouse Passes Tax Cuts, Balks On EITC Subsidy
The House passed Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $50 million low-income tax cut plan by a margin of 90-2 Monday. The post House Passes Tax Cuts, Balks On EITC Subsidy appeared first on The Arkansas Project.
View ArticleRep. Williams Hopes To “Clarify” FOIA Law
Rep. Jeff Williams filed legislation yesterday making dash and body camera videos used by law enforcement exempt from the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) until any investigation involving them is...
View Article“Campus Carry” Legislation To Be Debated Tuesday
If you think the 2017 legislative session has been a little too uneventful and boring so far, that’s about to change. The post “Campus Carry” Legislation To Be Debated Tuesday appeared first on The...
View ArticleRep. Jana Della Rosa Trips Over Tort Reform
There is wide support for tort reform in the Arkansas legislature. A resolution to amend the state Constitution that would limit lawyer contingency fees, non-economic damages, and punitive damages —...
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