Under Governor Beebe’s specific direction, through his quick action fund and the economic infrastructure fund, LM Wind Power received nearly $15 million in taxpayer cash. But now the company is cutting jobs. How was your money spent? Let’s take a look. Roughly $6.9 million of the $14.94 million that was given to LM Wind Power came from the governor’s quick action fund--more appropriately labeled a ‘slush fund.’ Here are some breakdowns of how that money was spent, according … [Read more...]
Clark Hall’s War Chest: The Taxpayers! (Corrected)
August 23, 2012
On Monday, I wrote about the excessive meetings of the Arkansas House’s State Agencies & Governmental Affairs committee. Undoubtedly, some of you assumed I was making a mountain out of a molehill, so I decided to dig deeper. According to the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research, the House State Agencies committee has cost taxpayers $32,702.06 so far this year--and there are still several meetings to go. Compare this total for roughly 8.5 months of this year to the entirety of … [Read more...]
Bill Walker Lied, Government Integrity Died
August 7, 2012
What’s our dear friend Bill Walker up to these days? I’m glad you asked. I originally reported on July 19th that Walker’s hand-picked, uncertified sign language interpreter was enrolling in classes at UALR to obtain her certification. Enrolling was apparently the right grammatical tense, although it should have seemed inaccurate at the time. According to KATV, Walker told state legislators at the personnel hearing that his hire, Clara Taylor, was already enrolled at UALR. But … [Read more...]
Beebe Administration Turns A Deaf Ear To Deaf Community
July 18, 2012
“Seven other candidates tested better. Six other candidates were certified. But the state hired her anyway.” That’s the lead in to a news story from a local Little Rock media outlet who conducted a rare act of journalism regarding the recent hiring of a state sign language interpreter, Miss Clara Taylor. According to the report, the woman is not a certified interpreter and tested near the bottom of the pool of applicants for the position. And in another rare act of journalism, Max … [Read more...]
$200,000 Missing From Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs
May 30, 2012
Our friends at Americans For Prosperity - Arkansas have released a stunning new web ad that outlines some shocking examples of government waste here in the state, including $200,000 that has reportedly "vanished" from the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs. I could tell you all about it, but the video does a much better job than I could. See for yourselves: … [Read more...]
