By Steve Brawner, Talk Business & Politics, March 12, 2019 Arkansas motorists will pay 3 cents more for a gallon of gasoline and 6 cents more for diesel after Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed part of what he called “the largest highway plan in the state’s history” into law Tuesday (March 12). Act 416 by Sen. […]
By Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 8, 2019 The Arkansas Senate on Thursday handily approved referring to voters in the 2020 general election a proposed constitutional amendment that would permanently extend the state’s half-percent sales tax for highways. The tax originally was approved by voters in 2012 for just 10 years. Without any debate, […]
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces his highway plan as (from left) House Speaker Matthew Shepherd, Senate President Pro Tempore Jim Hendren, Arkansas Good Roads Foundation Executive Director Joe Quinn and Arkansas Trucking Association President Shannon Newton look on. (Photo courtesy of Governor’s Office) By Steve Brawner, Talk Business & Politics, Feb. 11, 2019 Gov. Asa Hutchinson […]
LITTLE ROCK (8-29) – A proposed Constitutional amendment regarding casino gambling in Arkansas is currently in the process of obtaining certification that would allow it to appear on the ballot in the November 2018 general election. The proposed amendment would allow additional casinos to be opened in Arkansas. The Highway Commission has no position on […]