[Author’s foreward: A little under two weeks ago, I did a series of posts on Representative Mark Martin and his shady, improper, and arguably illegal/unethical actions. See here, here, here, here, and here. Following those posts, however, I realized that…
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ARGOP: What They Don't Know Can Hurt Us
On Friday, Lieutenant Governor candidate Mark Darr retweeted a message from Representative Ed Garner. RepEdGarner Elim AR Cap Gains Tax! RT @markdarr: We have to get our tax structure in line to compete w other states & become biz friendly.…
End-of-Day Miscellany: "Updates! Getchyer Updates Here!" Edition
I see. So, what you’re saying is that even though you are an almost-paralyzed, multiphobic personality who is in a constant state of panic, your wife did not leave you; you left her because she … didn’t get to this…
AR-Land Comm: Thurston Gets It
Credit where it’s due: as promised by his campaign earlier today, John Thurston replied to my email. I just spoke with the Ethics Commission. You are absolutely right according to law a PAC must have a registered resident agent. Although,…
AR-GOP: Penny For Your Thoughts?
Last week, I noted that Rep. Mark Martin had illegally accepted a donation from an improperly formed Political Action Committee (PAC), the Twin Lakes Republican Women’s Club. Well, predictably (because PACs generally donate to a bunch of candidates, not just…
AR-Sec. State: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
It’s a funny thing, being really obsessive about fact-checking and following leads. For example, most people who were reviewing a list of donors to a campaign would not take the time to verify that those PACs were properly formed. I…
AR-Sec. State: A lie has speed, but truth has endurance
Two days ago, when writing about Representative Mark Martin’s assertion that he had his district office (for which he is reimbursed by the state) at 9310 Wagon Wheel Rd. in Springdale, which is where he also claimed that his company,…
AR-Sec. State: I Love The Smell Of Irony In The Afternoon
I was perusing Mark Martin’s Campaign Contribution & Expenditure (CC&E) Reports today when I noticed this in Martin’s July report: (click to increase ironic beauty) Now, as you may well know, Arkansas Code Annotated § 7-6-203 (2010) limits the total…
AR-Sec. State: Tangled Up In Blue Hog Report
Alt-title: Oh, what a tangled world-wide web we weave… Last night, when I scheduled today’s 9 a.m. post about Rep. Mark Martin’s apparent abuse of state reimbursements and possible ethics violations, I was pretty sure that one post would not…
AR-Sec. State: Oh, Look, There's More
For background, read this post first. In it, I wrote Nor is a little confusion about overlapping address use the only issue here. Consider, too, Martin’s phone. The above invoice lists M3‘s phone number as (479) 466-7386, and the company’s…