Commentary

SB325 – Ending legislator slush fund BUT creating a slush fund for Governor

February 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

SB325 by Senator Trent Garner would end the practice of giving individual legislators General Improvement Funds (GIF) to spend. His bill would have been a major reform if [...]

Week 5 Legislative Scorecard

February 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Conduit for Action Legislative Session Weekly Scorecard: Week 5 – February 13 – February 17, 2017 Budget, Tax, and Welfare Reform HB1405: SUPPORT Unemployment tax cut and [...]

SJR4 wants appointed AR Supreme Court justices. How are appointed federal judges working out for you?

February 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

Federal judges are appointed. How is that working out for you? Governor Asa Hutchinson wants to appoint the members of the Arkansas Supreme Court, instead of you electing the [...]

Committee blocks HB1035. Bill would stop use of YOUR TAXES to pay for sodas and junk food.

February 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

ACTION ALERT: HB1035 passed the Arkansas House of Representatives but failed in Senate committee on February 9, 2017. We hope the bill will be presented to the committee [...]

Creepiest Arkansas legislation of 2017 – HB1388

February 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

House Bill 1388 by Representative Dan Douglas should get the award for the creepiest Arkansas legislation of 2017. It is big brother legislation collecting information [...]

Passing a new Arkansas tax and saying “Its not a new tax.”

February 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

SB140 is tax legislation directed at internet sales by out-of-state sellers. It would impose an Arkansas sales and use tax on the items you purchase on the internet from [...]

Week 4 Legislative Scorecard

February 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Conduit for Action Legislative Session Weekly Scorecard: Week 4 – February 6 – February 10, 2017 Government Transparency HB1427: SUPPORT Requiring electronic filing of [...]

SJR10 – Would end use of deceptive ballot titles by the legislature

February 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Senator Linda Collins-Smith filed SJR10 to end the legislature’s ability to use DECEPTIVE BALLOT TITLES and DECEPTIVE POPULAR NAMES on the constitutional amendments they [...]

Proposed internet tax is not about saving mom and pop stores

February 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Senate Bill 140 by Senator Jake Files would impose Arkansas sales and use tax on most of your purchases over the internet. The primary argument for the bill is that it [...]

ACTION ALERT – SB140 – Internet Sales Tax – Goes to Full Senate Vote

February 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Internet Sales Tax, Senate Bill 140 by Sen. Jake Files (R-Fort Smith), has passed out of the Senate Revenue and Tax committee. This bill is estimated to bring in over [...]

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