Minimum Wage Hike Will Have a Big Impact
On Election Day, voters will have a chance to decide if Arkansas workers will be prohibited from accepting a job
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Legislation & Regulation
Going Further to Reform Occupational Licensing
What should states do to advance worker freedom? My last blog post discussed a recent Federal Trade Commission report that
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Feds Weigh in on Occupational Licensing Portability
The state has erected a lot of barriers for Arkansans looking to work. Thankfully, Governor Asa Hutchinson recognizes the problem
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The Need for Occupational Licensing Reform
Arkansas may be on the path to reforming its burdensome occupational licensing laws. Governor Asa Hutchinson formed a Red Tape
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Don’t Dump Your Plastics Yet
Richard Mason is worried about plastic. Mason is a geologist and past chairman of the Department of Environmental Quality Board
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Politics at Play in Military Widow Amendment
As a member of Congress, Rep. Steve Womack is going to take votes that make people upset. That is the
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Arkansas House Members Support High-Skilled Immigration Reform
Immigration is in the news again (of course, when hasn’t immigration been in the news during the Trump Administration?). This
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Arkansas Delegation Takes a Stand on Farm Subsidies
The House of Representatives recently debated (and then failed to pass) legislation governing federal agricultural programs. Representatives offered a series
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Time to Move on Yucca Mountain
Where should the waste from Arkansas Nuclear One (and every other nuclear power plant across the U.S.) be deposited? That
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Will Wind Catcher Be Good for Arkansas Consumers?
In early May, the Arkansas Public Service Commission concluded that an Oklahoma wind farm would be in the public interest
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