A few legislators who did poorly on the Conduit For Commerce Arkansas Legislative Scorecard 2019 have declared the scorecard “worthless.” … Well duh. You would think [...]
Earlier this year a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial bragged on Arkansas and our Governor Asa Hutchinson for tax reforms during the Governor’s terms of office. It is a [...]
The Democrat Gazette sought comment from Representative Joe Jett -R concerning Arkansas having the highest sales taxes. A study shows Arkansas’ combined state and local [...]
The Democrat Gazette reported on a study finding Arkansas’ combined state and local sales taxes are tied with Tennessee for the HIGHEST in the country.[i] (Although [...]
With Arkansas’ combined state and local sales tax rate being near the worst in the nation in 2018, the 2019 Governor and legislature had an opportunity to reduce sales tax [...]
The headline in the Democrat-Gazette read: “Arkansas’ ’19 surplus 5th-largest in 30 years”. The article began, “Arkansas’ general-revenue surplus of [...]
“I frequently ask people, ‘What history will we write together?’”– Senator Will Bond Senator Will Bond (D- Jacksonville) announced he will not run for [...]
Arkansas politicians talk about the Arkansas Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA) as if it was a magic elixir for the Arkansas budget. Unless you are a budget geek you probably [...]
A news release from the Arkansas House of Representatives said: “One of the last bills we passed was the amendment to the Revenue Stabilization Act. This outlines the $5.7 [...]
This article will show you how the Arkansas legislature passed new tax laws that result in a net tax increase on the people of Arkansas over the next few fiscal years. If the [...]