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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 income tax. One media report describes the legislature’s reaction to the proposal as “only slightly warmer than Little Rock’s high […]

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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 a system of performance-based pay for all Arkansas state employees and public K-12 employees, including teachers.” (Murphy Commission, 1998, “Making […]

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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 legislative intent to provide “incentives that will encourage teachers to Improve their knowledge and instructional skills in order to improve […]

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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 in state and locaf taxes.• The Wafl Street Journal, Feb. 13, 2007 (Feb. 15, 2007) Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe signed […]

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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 in state and federal taxes.” Wall Street Journal, (February 13, 2007) Freshman Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe in 2007 proposed a 50 […]

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