Who Controls Spending — the Supreme Court or Legislators?
When legislators look for a little transparency in state spending, they should be rewarded. After all, the people deserve to
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Courtney Goodson’s Attack on Due Process and the First Amendment
Everybody in Arkansas who pays attention to elections knows that state Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson’s public profile is not
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GIF Declared Unconstitutional By Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled today that the state’s General Improvement Fund (GIF) program is unconstitutional.
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Ark. Supreme Court Considers GIF Lawsuit
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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Judge Griffen Changes Tune On RFRA
The ongoing saga of Judge Wendell Griffen continues to get more interesting.
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Supreme Court: Time For Another Pay Raise!
Arkansas State Supreme Court Justices need another salary increase, according to Chief Justice Dan Kemp.
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Steve Stephens On The Arkansas Judiciary
Jackson “Steve” Stephens is a political powerhouse. He is chairman of the board of the Club for Growth – an
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Fraud-Ridden Minimum Wage Issue OK’d by Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court, in its opinion yesterday, removed the final obstacle to a statewide vote on hiking the minimum wage. One startling aspect of the Court’s decision is that it appeared to tolerate — and, thus, to encourage — a significant level of petition fraud.
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The State Supreme Court’s (Literally) Peculiar Decision
Late yesterday afternoon, our state’s Supreme Court struck down the voter ID law that the Arkansas General Assembly passed last year. It is, in many respects, a very unusual decision.
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This Week’s McDaniel Scandal
A few days ago, David Koon published an excellent article in the Arkansas Times on the Gyronne Buckley scandal –
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