Category: Law

The Lies They Tell To Fight Transparency: About Bob Ballinger's "Old Accountant"

by bhr_iat2rz • March 14, 2015 • 10 Comments

If we don’t get vastly increased campaign-finance transparency this year, we can all thank Bob Ballinger’s reliance on an “old accountant.”

Dennis Milligan With (Yet A Third) Illegal Hire

by bhr_iat2rz • March 14, 2015 • 7 Comments

Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan is really having trouble with state laws about hiring.

Why Hiring Legislators' Wives Might Be Problematic for Asa Hutchinson and Dennis Milligan

by bhr_iat2rz • March 13, 2015 • 17 Comments

It appears that Gov. Hutchinson and Treasurer Dennis Milligan may have violated state law when they hired two legislators’ wives.

When All You Have Is A Hammer, Everything Looks Like A Constitutional Nail

by bhr_iat2rz • February 13, 2015 • 8 Comments

Pro-tip: When explaining why a bill is constitutional, make sure your entire premise isn’t incorrect.

Senate Set to Change Rules to Protect Michael Morton

by bhr_iat2rz • February 12, 2015 • 1 Comment

How some Senators plan to rig the game to protect Michael Morton.

Eureka!: New Ordinance Key in Upcoming Challenge to Pro-Discrimination Bill

by bhr_iat2rz • February 10, 2015 • 0 Comments

How the passage of an anti-discrimination ordinance in Eureka Springs last night is an important piece in fighting SB202.

Too Clever By Half: The Fatal Flaw That Will Doom Bart Hester's Pro-Discrimination Bill (UPDATED)

by bhr_iat2rz • February 10, 2015 • 5 Comments

Bart Hester is trying to be clever in his attempt to let people discriminate against gays. Here is why it will not work.

Year In Review: Postscripts to Five BHR Stories from 2014

by bhr_iat2rz • December 31, 2014 • 0 Comments

A look at the “then what?” of five BHR stories from 2014.

Ethics Commission Opens Investigation Into Leslie Rutledge

by bhr_iat2rz • October 22, 2014 • 45 Comments

Leslie Rutledge said her coordination with an outside group was legal. The Ethics Commission apparently does not think the answer is so clear-cut.

Leslie Rutledge's "Distrust" of DHS File (Or, Perhaps More Accurately, "If Ignorance Is Bliss, She's Happy As A Clam")

by bhr_iat2rz • October 17, 2014 • 12 Comments

On more than one occasion, including during the AETN Attorney General debate, Republican candidate Leslie Rutledge has stated that the reason she has refused to release her personnel file from her time at the Department of Human Services is because…

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