The tort reform amendment on November’s ballot, Issue 1, is on quite a few voters’ minds. At least it is on the mind of Jim Pumphrey, who recently wrote a letter to the Hot Springs Sentinel Record. In that letter, Mr. Pumphrey made this request: “I hope one of the Republican readers can explain Issue 1 that has been referred by our Republican state legislators for our vote in … [Read more...]
Fighting for the First Amendment in Arkansas
It’s campaign season. That means people are going to be saying negative things about candidates running for office. To those running, this isn’t fun. They hear all kinds of things about themselves that are negative and, maybe, not true. But that is the cost of being a candidate. They can’t just go and ask the courts to stop people from negative campaigning. After all, that … [Read more...]
Rep. Westerman’s Bills
Here on TAP, we’ve been using our recent blog posts to focus on the legislation introduced by members of the Arkansas congressional delegation. Today we are ending this series by examining Rep. Bruce Westerman’s legislation. Here are some of the 9 bills he has sponsored: HR 6355 – to give the federal government more leeway to deal with the numerous petitions filed to … [Read more...]
Rep. Womack’s Bills
As part of an ongoing TAP series, we are looking at the legislation introduced by members of the Arkansas congressional delegation. Today, the legislation sponsored by Rep. Steve Womack, representing the state’s Third Congressional District, is under examination. Here are the 6 bills he has sponsored during this congressional session: HR 4633 – to allow … [Read more...]
Rep. French Hill’s Bills
Here on TAP we’ve been looking at the bills sponsored by the Arkansas congressional delegation. Today, it’s time to examine some of the 17 bills sponsored by the man representing Arkansas’s Second Congressional District, Rep. French Hill: HR 5636 – to expand the boundaries of the Flatside Wilderness on the Ouachita National Forest. HR 5459 – to increase penalties for … [Read more...]
