Jon Woods | Conduit for Action

Sad or Worried?

August 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

Politicians expressed sadness that their former colleague Senator Jeremy Hutchinson admitted to bribery schemes and diversion of campaign funds. But perhaps some were more [...]

Isolated corruption?

August 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

When former state Senator Jeremy Hutchinson pled guilty to felony corruption charges the general reaction of politicians was sadness. Sadness for their friend. So where is [...]

$295.4 Million Surplus? Or Just Political Spin

July 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

The headline in the Democrat-Gazette read: “Arkansas’ ’19 surplus 5th-largest in 30 years”. The article began, “Arkansas’ general-revenue surplus of [...]

Embarrassingly Feeble Response To Corruption

April 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

What did the 2019 Arkansas legislature do to fight corruption? Close to zero. It was as if they think systemic corruption will go away on its own now that the “bad” [...]

Legislature Gets Underway – Arm and Arm With Special Interests

January 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

The 2019 Regular Session of the Arkansas General Assembly begins at noon Monday, January 14, 2019. Don’t expect much to happen with legislation during the first week. The [...]

House of Representatives: Changed Forever

November 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Exemption Benefits Legislators: Is there any justification?

October 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

There is a question you need to ask your legislators. What is your justification for continuing the lobbyist events loophole from the “no gifts from lobbyists rule”? The [...]

PUBLIC CORRUPTION How High’s the Water Mama?

September 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

PUBLIC CORRUPTION How High’s the Water Mama? By David Ferguson Unless you have avoided reading and watching the statewide news for the past year, you know Arkansas [...]

Can the legislature police itself?

September 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

In the wake of multiple scandals involving state legislators, Senator Jim Hendren proposed and passed revisions to the Arkansas Senate’s Code of Ethics. The revisions [...]

A Wing Commander on Asa, Politics, and the National Guard

September 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Guest Author: Gene McVay Before his indictment for bribery, Senator Jon Woods had plans to join the Arkansas Air National Guard like his friend Senator Jim Hendren and like [...]