Former Bald Knob Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Stealing Gun, Admits Arson Hoax
Erek Balentine, former Bald Knob police chief, plead guilty this afternoon in federal court to possessing a stolen firearm. The post Former Bald Knob Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Stealing Gun, Admits...
View ArticleDid Jeremy Hutchinson File His Financial Statement?
State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson has yet to file his Statement of Financial Interest (SFI) with the Secretary of State for this year. The post Did Jeremy Hutchinson File His Financial Statement? appeared...
View ArticleState Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson Owes IRS $12,000
We wrote earlier this week about how state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson was the only member of the Arkansas Senate who had yet to file his Statement of Financial Interest (SFI). The post State Sen. Jeremy...
View ArticleTerm Limits Measure Falls Short of Signature Goal
It looks like efforts to restore stricter term limits for Arkansas state legislators have come up short. The post Term Limits Measure Falls Short of Signature Goal appeared first on The Arkansas Project.
View ArticleFriday News Roundup: Asa Free To Campaign, Anti-Gun BK Chief Sentenced
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is allowed to campaign for his preferred political candidates during normal office hours, according to an opinion by the Arkansas Ethics Commission announced today. The post Friday...
View ArticleIJ: AR’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws Need Work
Lee McGrath, the managing attorney of the Minnesota office of the Institute For Justice (IJ), will be at the Capitol Tuesday to testify about reforming civil asset forfeiture laws in Arkansas. The post...
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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