Sixteen felon AR politicians and counting
Sixteen felon Arkansas politicians and counting By David Ferguson Late last year former State Representative Micah Neal pled guilty of taking kickbacks for authorizing state [...]
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Time running out for SB726 on closing ethics loophole for legislators who are attorneys or consultants
Senator Linda Collins-Smith and Senator Terry Rice filed SB726 to stop Arkansas legislators from making a mockery of the ethics law on lobbying and prohibited appearances. [...]
Despite past allegations of bribery and intimidation, Arkansas committee says “no” to disclosure bill
Over the last few years, several Arkansas legislators have come forward to make allegations about bribery and intimidation concerning Medicaid legislation in Arkansas. [...]
SB373: Why this weakening of FOIA is bad for you
Updated 8:29 AM 3/20/2017 Alert: The Arkansas House of Representatives is expected to vote on SB373 today (Monday, March 20, 2017). The bill weakens the Freedom of [...]
Taxpayers Win, For Now; Gas Tax Increase Proposal FAILS (VOTE BREAKDOWN)
Taxpayers had a win on Tuesday, March 14 at the Marble Palace (Arkansas Capitol) in Little Rock. The proposal (HB1726/1727) which could lead to a Gas Tax Increase FAILED in [...]
Is your AR legislator representing you or a client?
Do you know whether your Arkansas legislator is representing you … or the interest of a client or the legislator’s business when the legislator acts on legislation? [...]
Rep Ballinger’s conflicts make him the wrong messenger for FOIA exemption
Representative Bob Ballinger’s conflicts make him the wrong messenger for FOIA exemption WEAKENING FOIA Senator Bart Hester of Cave Springs filed Senate Bill 373 to exempt [...]
ACTION ALERT – STOP THE GAS TAX INCREASE – HB1726, HB1727
UPDATE: HB1727 and HB1726, the Gas Tax Increase bills PASSED out of Committee this morning and will go to the House Floor for a full vote. HB1726 and HB1727 have now moved to [...]
Discretionary spending, corruption, and waste in AR
General Improvement Funds (GIF) has been plagued with fraud and waste. GIF gives politicians discretion over how to spend a pile of money. A few months ago, former State [...]
POLL: Arkansans OPPOSE Internet Sales Tax
According to a poll of Likely Arkansas Voters, a majority of Arkansans seem to be against an internet sales tax. When asked “The Internet should remain as free from [...]
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