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Bruce Cozart

Education / Legal

Unnoticed Law Makes School Board Matters Less Open

Critics say the law was "snuck in" at the end of the legislative session and will be devastating to transparency for parents. read more >
Rep. Bruce Cozart, R-Hot Springs, sponsored a bill that eventually awarded Solution Tree a no-bid contract worth $4 million.
Education / Government & Politics

The Best Way to Spend $4 Million? (Editorial)

We’re not convinced $4 million awarded for a no-bid contract to an Indiana company was the best use of our taxpayer dollars. read more >
Jim Dotson
Education / Government & Politics

Education Savings Accounts Bill Draws Skepticism from Superintendents, Governor

A bill that would establish education savings accounts in Arkansas is breaking new ground in school choice legislation, according to its sponsor. But critics say it could pose major fiscal problems for Arkansas if passed in its current form. read more >
Government & Politics

The Moral of ‘Jurassic Park’ (Editorial)

Taking a breather from making the most permanent kind of state law is a spectacular idea. And it suggests the kind of institutional maturity that we had begun to despair of. Deliberative bodies should be very deliberate. read more >
Barton-Lexa school district in Phillips County, the present-day successor to Lake View.
Education / Government & Politics / Legal

Lake View Case’s Shadow Shrinks (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)

By allowing school districts to avoid being merged with their neighbors when they fall below the state's minimum enrollment, the Arkansas Legislature signaled that the shadow of a long-running education funding case no longer looms large. read more >
Ron Hughes, owner of Home Energy Rating Services of Little Rock, wanted the Arkansas Energy Code to include mandatory energy testing of new homes. The city of Fayetteville requires new homes to list an "Energy Scorecard."  (Photo of Hughes by Mark Friedman)
Construction / Energy / Government & Politics

Arkansas Homebuilders Get Their Way on Energy Code

In the fight between the Arkansas Homebuilders Association and energy auditors over updating the Arkansas Energy Code, the first round went to the homebuilders. read more >