Why Don’t You Spend More Time Criticizing Democrats?
One of the complaints we hear is “Conduit spends its time criticizing Republicans and ignores the Democrats.” Mostly we hear this from the Republican politicians who vote [...]
About Arkansas General Assembly
General commentary about the Arkansas General Assembly and the legislative process.
Legislative Races: Half Empty or Half Full?
The filing period to run for the Arkansas legislature has ended. Gone are the days when one-third or more of the seats in the legislature would be open seats with no [...]
Sad or Worried?
Politicians expressed sadness that their former colleague Senator Jeremy Hutchinson admitted to bribery schemes and diversion of campaign funds. But perhaps some were more [...]
She Was Right About Corruption
Linda Collins Linda Collins was in the middle of a firestorm in 2017. As a state senator, she filed legislation to prohibit state legislators who are attorneys or [...]
Focus of Legislative Leaders as Session Begins
Few people listen to the opening speeches of Arkansas’ legislative leaders, other than those of us who spend time in the state capitol and the political junkies who listen [...]
Arkansas House of Representatives Committee Assignments
The 92nd General Assembly began Monday, and for the first time the House Speaker appointed all committee assignments, including chairs and vice chairs. Rep. Matthew Shepherd [...]
Running Away From A Vote
Running Away From A Vote By David Ferguson Have you ever been in an awful meeting and wanted to get out? The question is how to escape without drawing attention to yourself [...]
ARKANSAS: Red Rhetoric- Blue Results
As Arkansas prepares for another regular session of the Arkansas General Assembly, we look back on the past two years. The Arkansas legislature’s activity over the past two [...]
House of Representatives: Changed Forever
House of Representatives: Changed Forever By David Ferguson I’m feeling nostalgic this morning. Having worked for the Arkansas General Assembly for nearly thirty-two years [...]
Friends with benefits…. Financial benefits
Former Speaker of the House, Jeremy Gillam, received loans from several state Representatives. The loans from 2016 went unreported until recently. Because of the do-over [...]
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