In Arkansas, the revolving door between state office and lobbying does not have any cooling off period. This report has more. Thirty states mandate a period of time that must elapse before a former legislator can represent clients before the Legislature. The National Conference of State Legislatures says these cooling-off periods are intended to keep […]
Category: Arkansas
“Lawn Looters”: More on Yard Signs
There’s news of “lawn looters” in Arkansas. Political yard signs are hard to come by in Arkansas for this presidential election. But for some unlucky partisans, they’re proving just as tough to keep. Within the last week, sign swipers made at least two runs through one pro-Obama patch of Little Rock’s Hillcrest neighborhood. Lawn looters […]
Arkansas Ethics Commission
Who gave to a candidate for the Arkansas Court of Appeals? That’s the topic of this story. The chairman of the Arkansas Ethics Commission said his wife, not he, contributed $100 to Court of Appeals Judge Wendell Griffen’s unsuccessful re-election campaign, although he is listed as the contributor on Griffen’s campaign-finance report. Commission Chairman Larry […]