BUSINESS OWNERS ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS
“When Edsel Ford died and Henry Ford had to reorganize his company board of directors there was a...
SUPPLY, DEMAND & ARKANSAS MEDICAID EXPANSION
“As of Monday, more than 54,000 people–out of an estimated 250,000 who are eligible–had enrolled in...
ARKANSAS HIGHER ED TUITION COSTS OUTPACE INFLATION
(October 2013) In-state undergraduate tuition costs for students attending Arkansas’ largest public universities continue to outpace inflation despite the...
THE UNPRECEDENTED CONTRACTION OF ARKANSAS’ CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
“Arkansas’ civilian labor force declined 4,800, a result of 4,800 fewer employed Arkansans.” Department of Workforce...
ARKANSAS EDUCATION NEEDS HIGH STANDARDS
“After three decades of rising education spending and dramatic personnel growth in the system, Arkansas’ academic...
LIMIT STATE SPENDING, CREATE JOBS & PAYCHECKS
“Government, in order to be lean and effective, needs to be infused with market forces, less...
MILTON FRIEDMAN’S EDUCATION REFORM IDEAS TO BE DISCUSSED AT JULY 31 CONWAY FORUM
The 101st anniversary of the birth of Dr. Milton Friedman (1912-2006), the 1976 Nobel Economics laureate...
Acorn & Taxpayer Funding
(June 2013) Three decades before Congress voted to defund1 a welfare lobby founded in Arkansas, congressional auditors...
THE OLIGOPOLY
Summary: Gov. Mike Beebe, state legislators and the Obama administration have not advanced a “private option”...
SURPLUS STATE REVENUES & A 6.5% TOP INCOME TAX RATE
“Reduce the state’s income tax…repeal the state’s capital gains tax.” Murphy Commission, Policy Foundation project, 1998 “State...
