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Misguided Legislation to Impose a Vape Tax

February 21, 2019 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Dr. Michael Siegel, SB 347, Scott Drenkard, Sen. Will Bond, tax foundation, vaping, Zachary Cahn

If you use e-cigarettes or vape, Sen. Will Bond is targeting you for a huge tax increase. He wants to

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Easing Access to Birth Control in Arkansas

February 20, 2019February 21, 2019 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Birth Control, Courtney Joslin, HB 1164, Marc Hyden, R Street Institute, Rep. Aaron Pilkington

Arkansas is #1 – in teenage pregnancy. The state has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the nation, a superlative

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AOC Flunks Campaign Finance

February 14, 2019February 15, 2019 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Brad Smith, campaign finance, Institute for Free Speech, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Scott Blackburn

Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez certainly knows how to garner media attention. From her policy proposals to her fashion, she has

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Improving Access to Child Care

February 8, 2019 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Arkansas Department of Human Services, Child Care, HB 1225

Anyone who seeks child care knows that it can be a frustrating experience. It can be difficult to find a

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Felonious Politicians May Lose Their Pensions

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Rep. Dan Sullivan, Rep. Grant Hodges, Rep. Mark Lowery, SB 52, SB 53, Sen. Gary Stubblefield, Sen. Mark Johnson, Sen. Ronald Caldwell

If you have violated the public trust, should taxpayers fund your retirement? I think it’s safe to say that most

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The Human Cost of Cosmetology Licensing

December 28, 2018December 30, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments asa hutchinson, Cosmetology, licensing, Occupational Licenses

It should come to no surprise to the readers of TAP that sometimes people use the political system to rig

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Will Arkansas Embrace Free Range Parenting in 2019?

December 27, 2018December 30, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Alan Clark, Dan Greenberg, Free Range Parenting, SB 12

Depending on the whims of a police officer or a state worker, the types of activity that used to be

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Rep. Westerman Rightly Focuses on Forest Management

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments forestry, Rep. Bruce Westerman

The fires in California and throughout the West may have subsided, but they will be back. Rep. Bruce Westerman has

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Legislation & Regulation Smaller Government 

An Absurd Idea to Regulate Social Media

December 11, 2018December 14, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Elizabeth Warren, free speech, HB 1028, Rep. Johnny Rye, sjr 8

The 92nd session of the Arkansas General Assembly convenes next month. Even though legislators haven’t yet met in Little Rock,

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Criminal Justice Reform May Be Coming to Congress

November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments First Step Act, HR 5682, J.C. Watts, Tom Cotton

There is not much upon which Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree. However, even in these polarized times, there does

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