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Senator Files got lobbyist loan same day he paid off hot check

Sen. Jake Files paid off a $6,868.16 hot check the same day he got a $30,000 loan from lobbyist Bruce Hawkins, records obtained by the Arkansas Times show.
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UPDATE: Lobbyist's $30,000 loan to legislator unreported for five months

The Ethics Commission should look at the loan lobbyist Bruce Hawkins made to Sen. Jake Files. Was it effectively a gift? And why did it take so long for him to report it?
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Digging in the lobby reports; a $4,000 steak dinner and a $30,000 lobbyist-legislator loan

The hot rumors that the federal investigation of Mike Maggio has spread into other lobbyist/legislator relations has sent me to perusing lobbyist activity report, beginning with Gilbert Baker, the bagman for campaign contributions to Maggio and a number of other political candidates, both judges and legislators.

Post-ethics Arkansas: cloning PACs to dodge ban on corporate contributions

Ethics amendment? What ethics amendment? Even the limit on corporate campaign contributions is being rendered meaningless by cloing of PACs that can redistribute corporate contributions.
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Skulduggery afoot in House Judiciary Committee

High-powered lobbyist Bruce Hawkins, through rules dodging and high-powered Republican legislative help, is on the verge of passing a bill to let an out-of-state company off the hook for paying for damages to people exposed to asbestos.

Spotlight on Gov. Asa Hutchinson

Governing magazine is sweet on Asa Hutchinson.
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The Big Swill: ASU and bigtime lobbyist Bruce Hawkins paying lawmaker tabs today

The drinks are on Arkansas State University and big-time lobbyist Bruce Hawkins today as legislators get down to serious inaugural day partying. No, the average taxpayer is NOT invited.

Ethics case against Judge Maggio continues

The state Ethics Commission held a closed-door hearing today on its staff investigation of an ethics complaint against Circuit Judge Mike Maggio over campaign contributions he'd received from PACs financed by
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Alcohol sales petition drive reports progress

Lawyer says petition drives for alcohol sales elections in three counties and statewide are progressing well. The county measures should make the ballot. A campaign sidelight: Alcohol sales foe Sen. Jason Rapert has benefitted financially from alcohol-scented money from Conway County, where dealers would prefer to keep their regional monopoly on alcohol sales.

Faith and fortune intersect with drinking and gambling in Arkansas

Voters motivated by religious beliefs are invariably sincere. But it doesn't mean they aren't useful foils. A couple of good examples concern drinking and gambling.
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The booze battle in Faulkner County

This mailer is going out in Faulkner County. It's meant to discourage voters from signing petitions for an election in November to vote Faulkner County wet. Currently, alcohol is only available in "private clubs." It's a tussle that could go statewide between beer sellers and county line liquor stores

Elliott enjoys dollar lead in Senate race

I've written previously about the interesting state Senate race in Little Rock between incumbent Sen. Joyce Elliott and Rep. Fred Allen.
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