The Price of Pique (Editorial)
A special session to address the Legislature’s failure to do its job will cost taxpayers $100,000. read more >
Death to the Fiscal (Hunter Field Editor’s Note)
Arkansas’ fiscal session wastes time and money every other year. We should scrap it. read more >
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Arkansas Tightens Grip on Bitcoin Mining
Arkansas bitcoin mining operations appear to be headed for more regulation. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Getting Solar Value After October Switch
Arkansas’ net-metering credits to utility customers for solar energy they add to the grid will change drastically for systems connected after Sept. 31. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
The Crypto Conundrum (Hunter Field Editor’s Note)
Crypto mines invited stricter regulations by being bad neighbors. read more >
by Hunter Field -
Sanders’ Education Reform (Editorial)
Improving education in Arkansas is vital. So is protecting the public school system that undergirds the state’s communities. read more >
Mobile Betting Taking Off in Arkansas
Though still in its infancy, the future of mobile sports betting in Arkansas looks promising as more casinos gain approval and launch apps. read more >
by Marty Cook -
For These Issues, Thank Your Lawmakers
Legislators have referred three proposed constitutional amendments for voters to either enact or reject by a majority vote. Here's information about each one. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Putting the Squeeze on Business (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson last week held his nose and allowed to become law without his signature two identical bills, SB739 and HB1977, that allow employees to opt out of workplace vaccination requirements. read more >
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Looking On the Bright Side (Editorial)
Those in positions of authority are sometimes advised to praise the behaviors they want to see more often. To that end, as voters we aim to please. read more >
Highway Funding Plan Hurts Poor, Critic Says
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed legislation that will raise an estimated $95 million annually for the state’s highways, but a public policy group says the sales tax portion is too regressive. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Highway Work Ahead, And It’s About Time
The long-delayed Arkansas highway funding initiative moved along this week, passing a Senate committee with one official no vote. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Who’s the Boss (Editorial)
Everyone knows the reason for a lobbyist's existence: to persuade lawmakers to do what the lobbyist wants him to do. But when lobbyists actually pay lawmakers — well, that’s influence of a whole other magnitude. read more >
Legislators to Quiz UAMS Over Baptist Partnership
Members of the Legislature’s Joint Performance Review Committee have questions about the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ contract for emergency room and orthopedic services at Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. read more >
The Right To Petition Abridged (Editorial)
A law which throws out a whole page of signatures if even one signer on the page is not a registered voter in the county is an example of the state Legislature interfering with the right of the people to petition the government. read more >
Jeremy Gillam: Lawmakers ‘Stepping Up Our Game’ to Expand Broadband
Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam is leading an effort to increase access to high-speed Internet across the state Arkansas historically lags other states in Internet access, and Gillam is seeking legislative action to expand it. read more >
by Mark Carter -
Arkansas Legislators More Powerful After Election
Arkansas voters gave their legislators more power in last week's balloting, whether they intended to or not. read more >
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Republicans Lock Up Control of Arkansas Legislature
After Tuesday's voting, Republicans hold a 63-34 edge over Democrats. Three races remained too close to call Wednesday. If current tallies in those races hold, the GOP would have a 64-36 lead in the lower chamber next year. read more >
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The Future of the Private Option in Wake of GOP Wins
There are still a few races yet to be called, but what we know already about the results from Tuesday's election in the state legislature sets up what is sure to be an interesting battle over the state's private option. read more >
by Lee Hogan -
Arkansas Legislature to Remain under GOP Control
Republicans have locked up control of the Arkansas Legislature for 2015. read more >
by Associated Press -
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