Its About Pillage and Waste – Not Highways
Governor Asa Hutchinson says he needs additional taxes to fund highways and roads. SB336 is part of his plan and would add an additional 3¢ a gallon to gasoline and 6¢ a [...]
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Breaking Promises on Tax Increases – Permanent Sales Tax Increase
A plan to create a new, permanent half-percent sales tax increase to fund highway repairs passed in committee this week. A temporary half-percent sales tax increase was [...]
Week 6 Arkansas Legislative Scorecard 2019
Last week’s legislative session saw the gas tax increase pass through the Arkansas Senate. It now goes to the house where competing legislation to fund highways with [...]
Governor’s Tax Plan to Thwart Constitution
Governor Asa Hutchinson wants to impose a higher tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. He says a wholesale tax will add about 3¢ per gallon on gasoline and 6¢ on diesel fuel. [...]
Legislators Receive Huge Expense Payments – Much For No Good Reason
The Democrat-Gazette released a list of the expense payments racked up by legislators. At the top of the list was Representative Jim Dotson, R-Bentonville, who got $40,380 in [...]
Homestead Tax Relief Bill Delayed – Politicians Look To Grab Money
House Bill 1321 by Rep. Lanny Fite to increase the homestead property tax credit has stalled in the Senate. Under state law the annual property tax credit for your home is [...]
Week 5 Arkansas Legislative Scorecard 2019
Week five of the legislative session saw some good legislation passed including the $97 million income tax cut for job creators and top earners in Arkansas, and free speech [...]
Ridiculous Path To Impose Tax – To Avoid Blame
Legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate to pass a ½ percent sales tax for highways.[i] The Governor is going to the ridiculous step of having his tax [...]
Automatic Increases in Motor Fuel Tax Proposed by Governor
Governor Asa Hutchinson wants to increase highway funding by hundreds of millions of dollars. Part of his proposal would add a new wholesale tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. [...]
Making A Temporary Tax Permanent – Is it a tax increase?
There is a temporary ½ percent sales tax which is dedicated for highway funding. Part of Governor Asa Hutchinson’s highway tax plan calls for the passage of a new law to [...]
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