Who Diverted $1 Million In Highway Money?
Last year the Arkansas Highway Commission gave away $1 Million in highway money to the University of Arkansas to help fund an engineering building. The grant of your money [...]
Highways
Week 7 Arkansas Legislative Scorecard
Last week’s legislative session saw the gas tax increase proceed to the House floor where a vote is expected as early as Monday. Another proposal to fund highways with a [...]
A Stupid Idea – Sales Tax in The Constitution
Our Arkansas Constitution has already been amended 100 times and the legislature is considering a proposal to amend it again. What is so important they want to add even [...]
Its About Pillage and Waste – Not Highways
Governor Asa Hutchinson says he needs additional taxes to fund highways and roads. SB336 is part of his plan and would add an additional 3¢ a gallon to gasoline and 6¢ a [...]
Breaking Promises on Tax Increases – Permanent Sales Tax Increase
A plan to create a new, permanent half-percent sales tax increase to fund highway repairs passed in committee this week. A temporary half-percent sales tax increase was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We can’t do anything. Oh yeah?
We can’t do anything. Oh yeah? By David Ferguson The transfer of $1 million by the Arkansas Department of Transportation to the University of Arkansas to help fund a [...]
Incredibly Bad Timing By Agency Demanding Higher Taxes
“The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will give $1 million to the Civil Engineering Research and Education Center that’s expected to be built at the Arkansas [...]
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