Arkansas ranks twentieth in state fiscal health--up eight spots since 2016--according to a recent report from the Mercatus Center. From the report: On the basis of its solvency in five separate … [Read More...]
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How Much Is A Stomach Ache Worth?
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Cotton, Boozman Support Another Try At Obamacare Repeal
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Rutledge Rejects Ballot Title For Liberal Alternative To Tort Reform
The ballot title for a left-leaning proposal -- designed to compete with a tort reform measure sent to the ballot by the legislature -- was rejected by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on … [Read More...]
Senate Healthcare Bill Would Cut Taxes For 190,000 Arkansans
Legislation replacing Obamacare in the U.S. Senate would cut taxes for nearly 200,000 Arkansans, according to an analysis done by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR). While the bill doesn’t repeal and … [Read More...]
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Arkansas Ranks 20th In State Fiscal Health
Arkansas ranks twentieth in state fiscal health–up eight spots since 2016–according to a recent report from the Mercatus Center.
Task Force Delays Consultant Selection One Month
Earlier today, the Tax Reform and Relief Legislative Task Force voted for a one-month delay on any decision to hire consultants to help analyze Arkansas’s tax code.
Arkansas Improves Slightly — Now We Just Have The Third Highest Sales Tax In the Nation!
Long-time readers of this blog have probably tired of me writing about Arkansas year after year having the second highest sales tax in the nation.
Arkansas Officials Cheer EPA’s WOTUS Repeal
Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, announced yesterday that he was rescinding the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule created under President Obama.
