Tag: Campaign Finance

Ethics Commission Opens Investigation into Asa Hutchinson

by bhr_iat2rz • November 5, 2018 • 0 Comments

Now that the Ethics Commission is investigating a campaign-finance violations, can Gov. Asa Hutchinson simply amend his CC&E to avoid problems? (The answer should be “no.”)

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Gov. Asa Hutchinson for Campaign-Finance Violation

by bhr_iat2rz • October 24, 2018 • 1 Comment

Hutchinson took two too many maximum contributions from an individual donor. The Ethics Commission will get a chance to review it now.

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Leslie Rutledge for Illegal Campaign Contribution from Organization She Chairs

by bhr_iat2rz • October 16, 2018 • 1 Comment

Republican Attorneys General Association Arkansas PAC gave Leslie Rutledge, who chairs RAGA, $2700. There was just one problem with that.

What Even Are Rules? Two More Problems with JaNan Arnold Davis's CC&E Reports

by bhr_iat2rz • May 11, 2018 • 0 Comments

On second look, there are even more problems with JaNan Arnold Davis’s campaign-finance reports.

When Finally Filing CC&E Reports Makes Matters Worse: The JaNan Arnold Davis Story

by bhr_iat2rz • May 11, 2018 • 1 Comment

For months, JaNan Arnold Davis didn’t file campaign-finance reports. When she finally did, it caused even more problems.

What the Faulkner? Cody Hiland & Those Pesky Judicial Rules

by bhr_iat2rz • February 28, 2016 • 40 Comments

Court of Appeals candidate Cody Hiland is apparently not a huge fan of judicial-campaign rules. So he just ignores them.

Ethics Commission To Hold Probable Cause Hearing On Dennis Milligan

by bhr_iat2rz • January 13, 2016 • 10 Comments

The Arkansas Ethics Commission found the safe-harbor provision of the ethics laws applicable to only a small handful of the allegations, and a hearing will be held on the remaining claims.

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.”

Leslie Rutledge Faces Probable-Cause Hearing at Ethics Commission on Friday

by bhr_iat2rz • January 21, 2015 • 13 Comments

If you had been checking my mail last week, that would have been really strange and questionable behavior on your part. However, you would have picked a good week to commit your little federal crime, as you would have been…

A Shocking Look Inside a Statewide Republican Campaign

by bhr_iat2rz • October 31, 2014 • 6 Comments

Have you ever questioned the sanity of people who go through contribution reports and analyze what is going on with the money? As I set off on my latest adventure, I questioned my sanity. It turned out to be a…

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