ethics

The legislature advanced a major highway program and tougher new ethics laws. Senate Bill 336 is part of the governor’s proposal to raise funding for highway construction and maintenance. The Senate approved the measure and sent it to the House…

The legislature advanced a series of tax cuts, including the signature bill of this year’s session, to lower personal income taxes by about $97 million a year. The Senate passed SB 211 to reduce income taxes for individuals in the…

Many people starting a business or taking a new position in business management are stuck searching the Internet for articles or YouTube for videos to learn the tricks of the trade. What new entrepreneurs need is someone to talk to…

The Arkansas Senate has rescheduled a press conference introducing an ethics bill package. Senators Jim Hendren, Bart Hester, Keith Ingram and others will present the bill package on Monday, February 4, at 9:30 a.m., in the Old Supreme Court Room…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed seven special justices to hear a lawsuit brought by Arkansas Supreme Court justices to challenge recent ethics charges. Ethics charges have been brought against all seven members of the state Supreme Court over the justices’…

Several Arkansas Supreme Court justices are pushing back against ethics charges filed against them over a case involving Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen. According to AP reports, five of the Supreme Court justices have filed a lawsuit to challenge…

Six Arkansas Supreme Court justices are facing ethics charges from a judicial discipline commission after prohibiting a judge from handling any death penalty related cases. Ethics charges have been filed by a Judicial and Disability Commission panel against Chief Justice…