Republican Committee Speaks Out: Will Politicians Listen?
The policies of the Arkansas Republican Party are debated and adopted at the state convention. Representatives of each county committee are sent to the convention and [...]
Bart Hester
Making History – Act 879 & Greed
“I frequently ask people, ‘What history will we write together?’”– Senator Will Bond Senator Will Bond (D- Jacksonville) announced he will not run for [...]
Governors’ Nephew Inspiration For New “Left Pocket-Right Pocket” Law
The Arkansas news of late has been full of details about former Senator Jeremy Hutchinson’s alleged misuse of campaign funds, much of it for the benefit of a girlfriend. [...]
Week 10 Arkansas Legislative Scorecard 2019
The 92ndArkansas General Assembly has just three weeks to go and things have hit a fever pitch. Even with a shortened week due to Spring Break, the legislature heard some of [...]
Internet Tax 2.0 – Numbers Don’t Add Up
After telling the Arkansas Democrat Gazette he planned to wait and run the Internet Tax 2.0 bill next week[1], Sen. Bart Hester instead ran and passed the bill (SB576) out of [...]
Indicted Nephew Says “Everyone was doing it” – Now comes SB258
According to the FBI, former Senator Jeremy Hutchinson said, “Everyone was doing it.” Maybe he was right. Jeremy Hutchinson, who is the nephew of Governor Asa Hutchinson, [...]
Week 4 Legislative Scorecard 2019
Week four of the legislative session saw some good economic freedom bills progress through the legislative process. Legislation on income tax cuts, housing design freedom, [...]
Week 3 Legislative Scorecard 2019
Things began to heat up in the third week of the 92nd General Assembly. The Governor announced his long-anticipated income tax cut plan, which, unlike prior draft [...]
The Sky Is Falling, The Sky is Falling: TERM LIMITS 2018
Turnover Some legislators are running around in circles telling us, “The sky is falling!” Why? Because of Issue #3 for stronger term limits. In 2013 the legislature [...]
Task Force Looking for More Places to Collect Tax
Getting the Cart Before the Horse Last week the legislature’s task force on taxes discussed the existing tax exemptions to Arkansas’ tax laws. Reviewing the many [...]
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