Trent Garner

RESTRICTING BUSINESS FOR NO REASON: How Arkansas is reducing the number of firearms instructors

January 15, 2020 // 0 Comments

RESTRICTING BUSINESS FOR NO REASON: How Arkansas is reducing the number of firearms instructors By David Ferguson When I hear about efforts to drive someone out of business, [...]

Conduit’s Arkansas Legislative Scorecard 2019

June 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Full Conduit Scorecard Here The Conduit for Commerce (CFC) Legislative Scorecard is a resource for Arkansans to learn how their legislators voted during the 2019—92nd [...]

Diverting Campaign Funds….. #CultureOfGreed

March 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

Conduit For Action exposed the plan of greedy legislators to let them divert campaign funds to “officeholder activities” and pay for apartments in Little Rock, for travel [...]

Week 7 Arkansas Legislative Scorecard

March 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Legislators Receive Huge Expense Payments – Much For No Good Reason

February 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Democrat-Gazette released a list of the expense payments racked up by legislators. At the top of the list was Representative Jim Dotson, R-Bentonville, who got $40,380 in [...]

Ruling on Issue #1 Improves Future Ballot Issues

October 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Issue #1 has been ruled unconstitutional. Votes for and against won’t be counted. It included several separate subjects: a limit on punitive damages, the waiver of the [...]

Senate Ethics Rule Removes Role of Senators Critical of Business As Usual

June 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Senate Ethics Rule Removes Role of Senators Critical of Business As Usual By David Ferguson On Thursday, Senate leaders unveiled a proposed rule on Senate ethics. The [...]

Good intent but a bad gun bill – Support Act 746 instead!

October 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Good intent but a bad handgun bill – Support Act 746 instead! By David Ferguson Today, I look at a handgun bill being proposed by Senator Trent Garner, but my primary [...]