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The “Tricky Language” of the “Liberty Defense Network”

May 2, 2018September 10, 2018 Marc Kilmer 1 Comment Issue 1, Liberty Defense Network, tort reform

While poking around Facebook the other day, I came across the page of some organization called the “Liberty Defense Network.”

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GIF Declared Unconstitutional By Supreme Court

October 5, 2017September 10, 2018 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments arkansas supreme court, GIF

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled today that the state’s General Improvement Fund (GIF) program is unconstitutional.

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U.S. House Passes IRS Civil Forfeiture Reform

September 11, 2017September 10, 2018 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments civil asset forfeiture

The U.S. House last week unanimously passed legislation restricting the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to confiscate cash from law-abiding Americans.

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Ark. Supreme Court Considers GIF Lawsuit

September 7, 2017September 10, 2018 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments arkansas supreme court, GIF, Mike Wilson

Justices on the Arkansas Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Mike Wilson’s lawsuit — the one that challenges the constitutionality of the state’s General Improvement Fund (GIF) practices.

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Sen. Garner On Tort Reform And Toyota

August 29, 2017September 10, 2018 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments tort reform, trent garner

What can Arkansas do to attract large economic development projects?

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How the Contracts Clash Between the Governor and the Legislature Illustrates the Separation of Powers

August 24, 2017September 10, 2018 Caleb Taylor 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, asa hutchinson

Gov. Asa Hutchinson is moving forward with a technology contract between the Department of Human Services and Deloitte Consulting despite some Senators’ objections.

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One Year Later, Still No Problems In Texas With Campus Carry

July 27, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments Arkansas Legislature, campus carry, Texas

It’s been one year since “campus carry” was implemented in Texas — and its flagship university hasn’t seen a rise in gun shootouts in classrooms and libraries.

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UALR Gun-Free Exemption Shot Down

July 6, 2017September 10, 2018 PlethAdmin 0 Comments estem, trent garner, UALR, University of Arkansas

A couple weeks ago, we wrote about a school principal’s plan that would largely have gutted Act 562 on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) campus.