by ACRE Policy Analyst Zachary Burt If you’re a license-holding professional, it may be harder than you’d expect to move your out-of-state license to Arkansas. Licensed workers from other states often have to go through the same licensing process all over again when relocating to Arkansas. These are unnecessary barriers that could convince you to […]
Horpedahl, Johns Discuss the Upcoming Special Tax Session on “Believe in Arkansas”
By Joseph Johns Dr. Jeremy Horpedahl and I spoke with Ryan Norris, State Director of the Arkansas Chapter of Americans for Prosperity, on his Believe in Arkansas podcast. Our conversation focused on the proposed state tax changes and more broadly about both tax and spending issues in Arkansas over the past few years. The first […]
ACRE Director Talks Property Rights Protection at State Capitol
By Caleb Taylor How much cash and property was seized by law enforcement in Arkansas since 2010? ACRE Director and UCA Associate Professor of Economics Dr. David Mitchell explained how often and how much property was taken through civil asset forfeiture since 2010 at a state Senate Judiciary Committee meeting at 1 p.m. Friday, December […]
ACRE Director to Talk Property Rights Protection at State Capitol
By Caleb Taylor How much cash and property was seized by law enforcement in Arkansas? ACRE Director and UCA Associate Professor of Economics Dr. David Mitchell will answer this and more at a state House and Senate Judiciary Committee meeting at 1 p.m. Friday, December 18 at Room A in the MAC Building at the […]
Stepping Back from the “Tax Cliffs”: Tax Reform Plans Take Shape for Arkansas
By Caleb Taylor Legislators took a big step towards finalizing their tax reform priorities for the 2019 session. Arkansas Tax Reform & Relief Legislative Task Force members voted August 7th to pursue a comprehensive tax reform proposal that would reduce the top personal income tax rate to 6.5 percent and consolidate its three rate schedules. […]