Boozman and Hill Encourage Feds To Think Before Spending $8 Million
So, remember, kids: government is just another word for things we do together -- like blowing $8 million on failed solar panel projects!
View ArticleIn Which Judge Martin Emasculates FOIA
Washington County Circuit Judge Doug Martin dropped the ball the other day when interpreting Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act. On Wednesday, he erroneously ruled against a citizen, Wade Cash: Cash...
View ArticleCommission Approves Raises For Most Elected Officials
The Independent Citizens Commission unanimously approved two percent salary increases for state elected officials Tuesday. The post Commission Approves Raises For Most Elected Officials appeared first...
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Another Case Shows Need For Right-To-Record Law
Another law enforcement agency was in the news recently after it paid the cost for attempting to restrict the right of citizens to film law enforcement. After a Sebastian County Sheriff’s Deputy agreed...
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Texas Rethinks Crony Capitalism. Will Arkansas?
Grant Tennille, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), is probably best known on this blog for this quote in 2012 regarding crony capitalism: I say this all the...
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Steve Stephens On The Arkansas Judiciary
Jackson “Steve” Stephens is a political powerhouse. He is chairman of the board of the Club for Growth – an organization that has been tremendously successful in forcing Republicans in Congress to...
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Taxpayer-Funded Legislative Meal Plans: Another Possible Blessing From Issue 3
After Issue 3 passed in November, which banned lobbyists from paying for state legislators’ meals, I suspect some of our representatives were asking themselves: “Gee, who’s going to pick up the check...
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Corruption in America and Arkansas
Harvard University’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics recently highlighted a comprehensive report on corruption at the state and local level in America. From the report: Although corruption is not...
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Why Wait for Any Evidence?
You often hear the complaint that not enough people are involved in politics. In the leftist magazine The Nation, for instance, you’ll find a story claiming that “political apathy threatens our...
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Why Wait For Any Evidence? Pathologically Insecure Arkansas Edition
As we noted recently, opponents of tort reform don’t bother to wait for evidence before they insist that those they disagree with have broken the law. The (misnamed) Secure Arkansas group took a break...
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