Isolated corruption?
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 [...]
Commentary
Top Liberty Bills of the 2019 Legislative Session
Conduit For Commerce evaluated the bills introduced during the 2019 session of the Arkansas General Assembly. The following bills were chosen as the top Liberty Bills of [...]
Big Government Don’t Like It
A few legislators who did poorly on the Conduit For Commerce Arkansas Legislative Scorecard 2019 have declared the scorecard “worthless.” … Well duh. You would think [...]
National Media Ignorant On Arkansas
Earlier this year a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial bragged on Arkansas and our Governor Asa Hutchinson for tax reforms during the Governor’s terms of office. It is a [...]
Snapping Turtles And High Sales Tax
The Democrat Gazette sought comment from Representative Joe Jett -R concerning Arkansas having the highest sales taxes. A study shows Arkansas’ combined state and local [...]
Sponsor Of Proposed Sales Tax Says WHAT?
The Democrat Gazette reported on a study finding Arkansas’ combined state and local sales taxes are tied with Tennessee for the HIGHEST in the country.[i] (Although [...]
TIED FOR WORST SALES TAX RATE – ITS A DISGRACE
With Arkansas’ combined state and local sales tax rate being near the worst in the nation in 2018, the 2019 Governor and legislature had an opportunity to reduce sales tax [...]
$295.4 Million Surplus? Or Just Political Spin
The headline in the Democrat-Gazette read: “Arkansas’ ’19 surplus 5th-largest in 30 years”. The article began, “Arkansas’ general-revenue surplus of [...]
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 [...]
Does It Control Arkansas Spending?
Arkansas politicians talk about the Arkansas Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA) as if it was a magic elixir for the Arkansas budget. Unless you are a budget geek you probably [...]
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