May 2007
AN ARKANSAS GOVERNOR PROPOSES A STATE INCOME TAX CUT
Which Arkansas governor proposed an income tax cut during his tenure in office? William Jefferson Clinton Mike Huckabee Dale Bumpers None Of The Above (May 2007) Imagine an Arkansas governor who proposes cutting the state...
April 2007
MURPHY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED IN 2007 SESSION
Arkansas should join ·other states and move into the 21st Century as an innovator in the field of education; it should provide a genuine opportunity for charter schools for its children.• Define and implement...
April 2007
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH SURPASSES PRIVATE SECTOR FOR-SIXTH YEAR
(April 2007) Annualized Arkansas state and local government employment expanded at one of the largest percentage rates this decade in 2006, surpassing private sector job growth for the sixth consecutive year. State and...
March 2007
Performance Pay for Teachers
PA 1029 of 2007 (sponsor: Rep. Mike Kenney, R-Siloam Springs) establishes a pilot performance pay program for teachers in up to 12 public school districts or charter schools. The measure includes a statement of...
March 2007
LEGISLATIVE DIVERSITY HAS INCREASED UNDER TERM LIMITS
A record number of women and African-Americans are serving in the 86"' General Assembly yet an effort is underway to tum back the clock on the term limits approved by voters in 1992 and 2004....
February 2007
THE BIGGEST TAX CUT IN ARKANSAS HISTORY
"The Arkansas Policy Foundation estimates that a family of four will save $234 a year on grocery bills atone, a significant savings in a state where the average taxpayer shells out $3,088 a year...
February 2007
Phase Out Sales Tax On Groceries
"The Arkansas Policy Foundation estimates that a family of four will save $234 a year on grocery bills alone, a significant savings in a state where the average taxpayer shells out $3,088 a year...
