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Jeremy Hutchinson
Government & Politics / Legal / Nonprofits

Arkansas Soap Opera (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)

I’ve accepted another invitation to speak to the Arkansas chapter of the Certified Fraud Examiners. I thought I’d have to scramble for material, but the hearing into former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson’s motion to suppress evidence in his federal criminal case feels like manna from heaven. read more >
Government & Politics / Health Care / Manufacturing

The Mirage of Drug Reimportation (Dan Greenberg Commentary)

Drug reimportation might look good at first glance; regrettably, however, it’s a policy that is riddled with problems. read more >
Government & Politics / Health Care / Insurance

‘Free’ Federal Money Costs Arkansas (Eric Fruits and Dan Greenberg Commentary)

With the 2016 election right around the corner, the candidates are searching for wedge issues to appeal to large swaths of the electorate. Medicaid expansion, especially in Arkansas and other states that have already broadened the federal program, is proving to be a major sticking point. read more >
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr
Government & Politics

Mark Darr Behind on Benton County Property Taxes

A missed first payment on an $11,000 fine to the Arkansas Ethics Commission isn’t the only financial delinquency on the doorstep of former Lt. Gov. Mark Darr. read more >
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr
Government & Politics / Legal

Update: Mark Darr Appears Before Ethics Commission

Lt. Gov. Mark Darr went before the Arkansas Ethics Commission on Wednesday to face allegations from the group that he improperly spent about $44,000 from his campaign and office accounts. read more >
Ray Hanley
Government & Politics / Health Care / Insurance

Private Option Will Work, Save Money (Ray Hanley Commentary)

We are facing a very real health care crisis in our state and nation. Ignoring the problem and doing nothing isn’t an acceptable course of action. The private option is our best approach to the major social issue of our time, namely how to do what every other advanced country in the world has done — ensure basic health care for all our families at a reasonable cost. read more >
Dan Greenberg
Government & Politics / Health Care / Insurance

Critics of Medicaid Expansion Demonized, Ignored (Dan Greenberg Commentary)

Whether to expand Medicaid was, and continues to be, the most divisive and hotly debated question of Arkansas’ 2013 legislative session. read more >
Attorney John Goodson (inset) and his pursuit of class-action lawsuits led to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that will make it easier for defendants in  to move their cases out of Miller County Circuit Court and into federal court.
Business Services / Government & Politics / Insurance

Inside the Miller County Class-Action Strategy Invalidated by U.S. Supreme Court

The high court agreed with dozens of other corporations that have complained that Miller County Circuit Court is a legal backwater where friendly elected judges help prolific local class-action attorneys exploit a loophole in federal law to force giant settlements in cases whose legal merits are never even considered. read more >
Kirk Johnson
Business Services / Government & Politics / Insurance

Court Called Judicial Hellhole; Defenders Blast Complaints

Defense attorneys involved in class-action cases in Miller County Circuit Court have called it a “judicial hellhole,” while defenders insist that the complaints are only designed to keep plaintiffs from receiving the evidence they have a right to inspect. read more >
DF&A’s Paul Louthian said the open checkbook site launched in July.
Government & Politics

Arkansas’ Open Checkbook Receives Glowing Review

Transparency.Arkansas.gov, which allows users to see how much money state agencies have paid vendors, has already received praise since its July launch. read more >