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Author: PlethAdmin

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Arkansas Taxes Taxes 

Where’s Our Instrument Panel?

October 21, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, Job Growth, Tax Incentives, taxes

Arkansas policymakers are saddled with a revenue system that provides little or no feedback about how it’s working. This is

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Arkansas Politics Arkansas Taxes Economy Tax Reform Taxes 

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Texarkana?

October 12, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 1 Comment Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Milton Friedman, Pew Charitable Trusts, Rep. Earl Jones, Texarkana

One exemption in Arkansas’s tax code is, in some circles, famous: the Texarkana exemption. The Texarkana exemption, established in 1977,

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Health Care Medicaid 

Medicaid's New $3 Million Liability

September 25, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments arkansas works, DHS, Medicaid expansion

Last month, Arkansas Medicaid agreed to repay the federal government $3 million in compensation — due to mistakes in health

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Arkansas Taxes Economy Taxes 

Budget Reform for Tax Relief

September 21, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 1 Comment Budget Reform, Tax Cuts, Tax Relief

I’ve argued that Arkansas needs tax relief, but it’s just as important to cut government spending. Consider the Kansas tax

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Arkansas Legislature Government 

How much is too much consultant spending?

September 20, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, Consultant Spending, Ikaso Consulting, PFM Consulting

The Arkansas Legislature recently hired two consultants to work on procurement and tax reform. The hourly rates are sky-high. We’re

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Arkansas Taxes Economy Taxes 

Income Tax Cuts vs. Highway Tax Increases

September 7, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments Arkansas Department of Transportation, highway funding, Tax Cuts

Sometimes a fancy report tells you what you already know in your guts. Taxes seem a little high in Arkansas.

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Arkansas Taxes Economy Taxes 

Why is Arkansas Falling Behind Other States?

September 6, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 1 Comment Arkansas Taxes, taxes

Most evil people aren’t born evil. In life and in literature, many villains become evil through a series of bad

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Health Care Health Care Reform 

No, Arkansas Isn’t “The Model” For America On Healthcare

August 1, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, Medicaid expansion, private option

Should America emulate Arkansas’s expansion of Medicaid through Obamacare?

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Arkansas Politics Politics 

Rep. Gates: Take Committee Assignments Away From House Speaker

July 31, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 1 Comment Jeremy Gillam, mickey gates

The process for committee assignments in the state House may be debated again.

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Tax Reform Taxes 

Time For Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday To End?

July 28, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments sales tax

The Arkansas Tax Reform and Relief Task Force should end the back-to-school sales tax holiday —- so our tax code can be more competitive with the rest of the nation.

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