By Zach Burt The Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee recently began its second-ever round of license reviews since its creation in 2019. Representatives from the Department of Labor and Licensing and the Department of Agriculture presented arguments to the committee about the importance of licensing abstracters, plant breeders, industrial hemp growers, and agricultural seed dealers/labelers. On […]
How to Curb Corruption
By Caleb Taylor How can local governments discourage corruption among public officials? Create more systems that provide for checks and balances, says ACRE Policy Analyst Joyce Ajayi in 鈥淐urb temptation鈥� published in the 淫性视频 Democrat-Gazette on July 16. Ajayi writes: In his book “Principles of Fraud Examination,” Joseph Wells, the founder and chairman of the […]
Occupational Licensing Successes and Shortcomings in 2021
By Alex Kanode The 2021 legislative session saw many changes concerning licensing of occupations in 淫性视频.聽 The Red Tape Reduction Working Group released a 2018 report stating that there were 704,141 occupational licenses in 淫性视频. That amounted to 52 percent of the state鈥檚 labor force at the time, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, […]
Reducing 淫性视频鈥檚 Income Tax Rate To Zero
By Caleb Taylor Can 淫性视频 reduce its income tax burden to zero? ACRE Scholar and UCA Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Jeremy Horpedahl outlines how 淫性视频 can accomplish gradually reducing its income tax rate to zero percent in 鈥淕etting to zero鈥� published in the 淫性视频 Democrat-Gazette on June 28th. Horpedahl writes that gradually reducing the […]
ACRE Expert Discusses Recent Changes to Civil Asset Forfeiture
By Caleb Taylor What changes to civil asset forfeiture in 淫性视频 were made during the recent legislative session? ACRE Research and Program Assistant Zach Burt analyzed “The 淫性视频 Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2021,” also known as Act 1023 in 鈥淣eed better law鈥� in the 淫性视频 Democrat-Gazette on June 5th. Burt defines civil asset […]
Horpedahl To Speak at Conway Noon Lions Club
By Caleb Taylor How has the pandemic affected the local economy? ACRE Scholar and UCA Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Jeremy Horpedahl will discuss the latest economic data on Conway and Faulkner County as an invited guest speaker of the Conway Noon Lions Club at the Hole In the Wall Cafe at noon on Tuesday, […]
淫性视频 Policy Recommendations: Procurement Transparency
By Caleb Taylor How can 淫性视频 counties and school districts improve their procurement transparency? In their latest research, 鈥溡允悠� Policy Recommendations: Procurement Transparency,鈥� ACRE Policy Analysts Joyce Ajayi and Dr. Mavuto Kalulu discuss how counties and school districts can improve the web transparency of their finances. Ajayi and Kalulu begin by noting that 鈥溡允悠� has […]
ACRE Director Discusses Legislative Session
By Caleb Taylor ACRE Director and UCA Professor of Economics Dr. David Mitchell joined Americans for Prosperity-淫性视频 on May 20th to discuss some of ACRE鈥檚 work in the recent legislative session. Mitchell said ACRE experts speak to legislators and community groups 鈥渢o show what the data actually shows on a variety of issues.鈥� Mitchell said: […]
淫性视频 Policy Recommendations: Elected Officials鈥� Salaries Transparency
By Caleb Taylor How many county governments publish the salaries of their elected officials?聽 In their latest research, 鈥淓lected Officials鈥� Salaries Transparency,鈥� ACRE Policy Analysts Joyce Ajayi and Dr. Mavuto Kalulu discuss this and ways county governments can improve their online transparency. Ajayi and Kalulu begin by noting that only two counties in 淫性视频 publish […]
Improve Economic Opportunities by Ending Fee-Only Licenses
By Caleb Taylor Should 淫性视频 eliminate many fee-only licenses? The 2019 淫性视频 Legislature passed Act 600, mandating sunset reviews of every licensed occupation in 淫性视频. 鈥淥ccupational Licensing and 淫性视频鈥檚 Act 600,鈥� by ACRE Policy Analyst Alex Kanode discusses the reforms and missed opportunities of the 淫性视频 Legislative Council鈥檚 Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee鈥檚 first round of […]