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 [...]
2019 Legislative Session
Posts from the 2019 Arkansas Legislative Session.
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 [...]
“Atta Boy” Governor …. er … oops…
Monday was an odd day. It began with Governor Asa Hutchinson getting an “atta boy” from Fox News and from the Wall Street Journal for proposing a reduction in [...]
Week 4 Legislative Scorecard 2019
Week four of the legislative session saw some good economic freedom bills progress through the legislative process. Legislation on income tax cuts, housing design freedom, [...]
They Will Spend Every Nickle They Can Grab – SB155
Over the last two years the General Improvement Fund (GIF) has been constantly in the news and not in a good way. There were kickback schemes. Senator Jon Woods was [...]
Week 3 Legislative Scorecard 2019
Things began to heat up in the third week of the 92nd General Assembly. The Governor announced his long-anticipated income tax cut plan, which, unlike prior draft [...]
Spilt Milk And The Homestead Property Tax Credit
Representative Johnny Rye filed HB1034 to increase the homestead property tax credit which applies against a home owner’s property taxes. State law now provides for an [...]
Week Two Legislative Scorecard 2019
Last week the 92nd General Assembly ran their first substantive bills of the legislative session. Most were noncontroversial bills that gained widespread support among [...]
Using Semantics To Avoid Blame For A Tax Increase
Updated 1/25/2019 CORRECTION: As originally posted we said only 6% of the members of the Arkansas legislature signed a “no tax increase” pledge. The correct [...]
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