You know that clear rule about campaigns not being allowed to donate directly to another campaign unless it's for a "ticketed event" or some other shady loophole?
Yeah...Jason Rapert doesn't care about such things. He donates how he wants to donate, because 'Merica! Freedom! Librul bias!
Via Jason Tolbert, I see that Steve Brawner has written in defense of Senate Bill 586, which would carve certain exceptions to the constitutional 17-percent interest rate cap for loans under $5000. (In case you were wondering, that would be the ...
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Bill Name: AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF A WEBSITE TO ASCERTAIN THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF STATE AGENCIES
Sponsor: Ed Garner (R-41), 501-663-7880, ed.garner@arkansashouse.org
Purpose: To ...
I asked John Thurston, Mark Darr, and Mark Martin on Twitter whether any of them would accept a state-owned car in his new position. Credit where it's due: Darr stated explicitly, "no," and Thurston wrote:
@bluehogreport John will be using a stat...
And, as with AR-Sec. State, I just cannot see how the missing votes, mainly in Benton County, would not push Republican Mark Darr over the top. I hope to wake up in the morning and see that I was horribly wrong with respect to both this race and Sec...
Shane Broadway 333,535 (50%), Mark Darr 330,175 (50%), with 85% of precincts reporting.
Pat O'Brien 332,063 (50%), Mark Martin 332,033 (50%), with 86% of precincts reporting.
Mark Martin 326,547 (50%), Pat O'Brien 324,435 (50%), with 82% of precincts reporting.
Shane Broadway 328,279 (50%), Mark Darr 326,571 (50%), with 82% of precincts reporting.
Quick updates, as my attention span (read: willingness to stay awake) wanes:
AR-Lt. Gov: Shane Broadway 279,468 (51%), Mark Darr 264,152 (49%), with 65% of precincts reporting.
AR-Sec. State: Pat O'Brien 278,100 (51%), Mark Martin 266,841 (49%), ...
According to Arkansas Business, here are the current totals:
AR-Lt. Gov: Shane Broadway and Mark Darr are effectively tied (slight lead in total votes for Broadway).
AR-Sec. State: Mark Martin and Pat O'Brien are effectively tied (slight lead i...