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The Newest Private-Option Strategy: Let’s Start A Lawsuit Panic!
Apparently, private-option sympathizers are now arguing that ending the private option could leave the state vulnerable to a court judgment. Of all the arguments that I hear in favor of the private...
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Today At The Capitol
Friends of freedom should enjoy watching committee hearings this morning at the state Capitol. Two economic freedom bills will be presented at the House Public Health Committee this morning at 10:...
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Free Cuba (Travel)!
The aging revolutionaries of Cuba may see an influx of red-blooded Arkansans if Senator John Boozman gets his way. He recently cosponsored legislation that would lift the decades-old travel...
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Pryor, Beebe: It’s Cash-Out Time!
It’s amazing how a person’s views on lobbying can change over the years. From the Washington Examiner: Here’s an oldie from October 2005: “Senator Mark Pryor, along with Senator Byron Dorgan, will...
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Legislators Strike Out On Pushing Back Against Federal Over-Regulation
Arkansas legislators whiffed on an opportunity to roll back burdensome federal regulations Monday. Legislators failed to pass state Rep. Grant Hodges’ HR 1031, a bill that would have urged Congress to...
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Revised RFRA Now Law In Arkansas
A slightly-revised Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed the House and was signed into law by Gov. Asa Hutchinson today. State Rep. Bob Ballinger said in his speech in favor of the bill that the new...
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School Choice Bill Sits on Governor’s Desk
The Arkansas House and Senate recently passed the first school voucher program in the state’s history. The bill is currently on the Governor’s desk waiting to be signed. From the Friedman Foundation...
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Legislature Celebrates “Arkansas Gives Day” With A Crony Capitalism-Themed Party
Last Thursday was “Arkansas Gives Day”: the General Assembly celebrated by approving a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to give even more taxpayer funding to corporations. Maybe...
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Democrats Confused About Whether They Can Still Win In Arkansas
You might have heard that Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, was in town last night for a Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) fundraiser. Here’s a recap from...
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Where Does Clarke Tucker Stand on Abolishing ICE?
Should the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency be disbanded? That is what Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has called for. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used this issue to help her defeat incumbent...
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