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The Ten Commandments are back on the Capitol lawn! Watch this video to get caught up on the story about Arkansas’ newest monument.
Today Gov. Asa Hutchinson sent a letter to the legislature’s Tax Reform and Relief Task Force expressing his opposition to increases in the grocery tax.
Under current law, the sales tax on groceries is slated to fall from 1.5% to 0.125% on January 1, 2019.
Last week the Tax Reform and Relief Task Force voted to review and discuss a plan to raise the sales tax on groceries to as high as 6%.
The task force cannot raise the grocery tax itself, but it can develop a plan to raise the tax and make recommendations to the legislature in 2019.
From 2009 – 2013 Family Council supported Governor Beebe’s effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate Arkansas’ sales tax on groceries. People shouldn’t be penalized financially for buying basic necessities like bread and milk.
Hats off to Gov. Hutchinson for opposing the grocery tax!
Earlier this week Family Council obtained data from the Arkansas Health Department showing the number of abortions performed on women from each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
One of the ways abortion numbers are measured is the abortion rate.
The abortion rate is defined as the number of abortions per 1,000 women ages 15-44.
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, we calculated the abortion rate for each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
Below are the ten counties with the highest abortion rates, as of 2016.
Abortions Per 1,000 Women Ages 15 – 44 | |||
County of Residence | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
JEFFERSON | 12.00 | 14.20 | 13.76 |
PULASKI | 11.48 | 13.43 | 13.52 |
MILLER | 8.01 | 8.27 | 8.31 |
LITTLE RIVER | 7.92 | 6.92 | 6.38 |
UNION | 7.44 | 8.20 | 9.09 |
LAFAYETTE | 7.35 | 8.11 | 4.30 |
OUACHITA | 7.31 | 8.07 | 7.63 |
BRADLEY | 7.22 | 7.75 | 5.17 |
LEE | 6.98 | 5.11 | 10.07 |
DESHA | 6.96 | 4.09 | 9.79 |
Below are the abortion rates for each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
Abortions Per 1,000 Women Ages 15 – 44 | |||
County of Residence | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
ARKANSAS | 4.88 | 6.06 | 9.62 |
ASHLEY | 2.78 | 3.47 | 5.55 |
BAXTER | 3.75 | 4.06 | 4.97 |
BENTON | 3.16 | 3.28 | 3.39 |
BOONE | 1.26 | 2.06 | 3.78 |
BRADLEY | 7.22 | 7.75 | 5.17 |
CALHOUN | 2.49 | 7.44 | 3.69 |
CARROLL | 3.80 | 3.81 | 2.46 |
CHICOT | 6.43 | 8.72 | 9.01 |
CLARK | 3.91 | 4.99 | 5.77 |
CLAY | 1.20 | – | 1.18 |
CLEBURNE | 1.86 | 2.64 | 2.62 |
CLEVELAND | 4.14 | 5.50 | 4.70 |
COLUMBIA | 5.88 | 5.20 | 8.81 |
CONWAY | 4.48 | 4.14 | 4.67 |
CRAIGHEAD | 2.32 | 3.85 | 5.90 |
CRAWFORD | 2.08 | 2.25 | 3.35 |
CRITTENDEN | 2.49 | 8.03 | 12.21 |
CROSS | 1.59 | 3.13 | 5.11 |
DALLAS | 2.50 | 4.08 | 4.73 |
DESHA | 6.96 | 4.09 | 9.79 |
DREW | 6.00 | 6.49 | 9.26 |
FAULKNER | 4.89 | 5.30 | 7.30 |
FRANKLIN | 2.31 | 2.94 | 1.63 |
FULTON | 1.75 | 3.54 | 3.51 |
GARLAND | 6.76 | 7.72 | 7.65 |
GRANT | 0.91 | 3.67 | 1.82 |
GREENE | 0.59 | 1.54 | 2.51 |
HEMPSTEAD | 4.53 | 7.51 | 6.37 |
HOT SPRING | 4.87 | 4.63 | 4.98 |
HOWARD | 4.94 | 6.16 | 9.27 |
INDEPENDENCE | 2.47 | 1.88 | 2.46 |
IZARD | 1.63 | 3.24 | 3.17 |
JACKSON | 2.14 | 2.74 | 4.54 |
JEFFERSON | 12.00 | 14.20 | 13.76 |
JOHNSON | 2.43 | 1.62 | 2.84 |
LAFAYETTE | 7.35 | 8.11 | 4.30 |
LAWRENCE | 1.66 | 0.99 | 5.20 |
LEE | 6.98 | 5.11 | 10.07 |
LINCOLN | 2.25 | 3.30 | 5.31 |
LITTLE RIVER | 7.92 | 6.92 | 6.38 |
LOGAN | 1.89 | 2.96 | 2.95 |
LONOKE | 4.45 | 3.98 | 4.40 |
MADISON | 2.55 | 1.12 | 0.75 |
MARION | 0.91 | 1.41 | 3.65 |
MILLER | 8.01 | 8.27 | 8.31 |
MISSISSIPPI | 1.19 | 4.15 | 6.64 |
MONROE | 4.13 | 7.19 | 3.15 |
MONTGOMERY | 3.30 | 3.23 | 3.15 |
NEVADA | 2.93 | 3.56 | 7.61 |
NEWTON | 2.63 | 1.73 | 1.72 |
OUACHITA | 7.31 | 8.07 | 7.63 |
PERRY | 2.33 | 3.52 | 3.48 |
PHILLIPS | 6.25 | 6.83 | 10.83 |
PIKE | 3.79 | 3.20 | 4.70 |
POINSETT | 0.68 | 2.99 | 2.71 |
POLK | 1.57 | 1.86 | 3.09 |
POPE | 3.44 | 4.22 | 3.59 |
PRAIRIE | 5.47 | 3.81 | 4.42 |
PULASKI | 11.48 | 13.43 | 13.52 |
RANDOLPH | 0.34 | 3.40 | 2.70 |
SALINE | 4.82 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
SCOTT | 1.19 | 2.99 | 2.30 |
SEARCY | 0.83 | 0.85 | 3.44 |
SEBASTIAN | 3.56 | 4.12 | 5.36 |
SEVIER | 3.11 | 3.32 | 4.48 |
SHARP | 0.40 | 2.85 | 3.62 |
ST FRANCIS | 6.41 | 5.77 | 8.81 |
STONE | 0.55 | 2.26 | 1.12 |
UNION | 7.44 | 8.20 | 9.09 |
VAN BUREN | 2.49 | 2.03 | 2.01 |
WASHINGTON | 5.03 | 5.48 | 5.51 |
WHITE | 2.91 | 3.65 | 3.61 |
WOODRUFF | 2.72 | 2.68 | 6.12 |
YELL | 2.67 | 5.06 | 3.63 |
STATE OF ARKANSAS | 5.05 | 5.97 | 6.64 |
Below are the total number of abortions for each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
Abortions by County | |||
County of Residence | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
ARKANSAS | 16 | 20 | 32 |
ASHLEY | 10 | 13 | 21 |
BAXTER | 21 | 23 | 28 |
BENTON | 167 | 169 | 170 |
BOONE | 8 | 13 | 24 |
BRADLEY | 14 | 15 | 10 |
CALHOUN | 2 | 6 | 3 |
CARROLL | 17 | 17 | 11 |
CHICOT | 11 | 15 | 16 |
CLARK | 21 | 27 | 31 |
CLAY | 3 | – | 3 |
CLEBURNE | 7 | 10 | 10 |
CLEVELAND | 6 | 8 | 7 |
COLUMBIA | 30 | 27 | 46 |
CONWAY | 16 | 15 | 17 |
CRAIGHEAD | 53 | 87 | 132 |
CRAWFORD | 24 | 26 | 39 |
CRITTENDEN | 25 | 81 | 126 |
CROSS | 5 | 10 | 16 |
DALLAS | 3 | 5 | 6 |
DESHA | 15 | 9 | 22 |
DREW | 23 | 25 | 36 |
FAULKNER | 140 | 151 | 208 |
FRANKLIN | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FULTON | 3 | 6 | 6 |
GARLAND | 112 | 128 | 127 |
GRANT | 3 | 12 | 6 |
GREENE | 5 | 13 | 21 |
HEMPSTEAD | 18 | 30 | 26 |
HOT SPRING | 27 | 26 | 28 |
HOWARD | 12 | 15 | 23 |
INDEPENDENCE | 17 | 13 | 17 |
IZARD | 3 | 6 | 6 |
JACKSON | 7 | 9 | 15 |
JEFFERSON | 157 | 193 | 189 |
JOHNSON | 12 | 8 | 14 |
LAFAYETTE | 8 | 9 | 5 |
LAWRENCE | 5 | 3 | 16 |
LEE | 9 | 7 | 14 |
LINCOLN | 4 | 6 | 10 |
LITTLE RIVER | 17 | 15 | 14 |
LOGAN | 7 | 11 | 11 |
LONOKE | 65 | 58 | 64 |
MADISON | 7 | 3 | 2 |
MARION | 2 | 3 | 8 |
MILLER | 66 | 68 | 68 |
MISSISSIPPI | 10 | 36 | 58 |
MONROE | 5 | 9 | 4 |
MONTGOMERY | 4 | 4 | 4 |
NEVADA | 4 | 5 | 11 |
NEWTON | 3 | 2 | 2 |
OUACHITA | 30 | 34 | 33 |
PERRY | 4 | 6 | 6 |
PHILLIPS | 22 | 25 | 41 |
PIKE | 7 | 6 | 9 |
POINSETT | 3 | 13 | 12 |
POLK | 5 | 6 | 10 |
POPE | 45 | 55 | 47 |
PRAIRIE | 7 | 5 | 6 |
PULASKI | 930 | 1,092 | 1,105 |
RANDOLPH | 1 | 10 | 8 |
ST FRANCIS | 27 | 25 | 39 |
SALINE | 108 | 129 | 128 |
SCOTT | 2 | 5 | 4 |
SEARCY | 1 | 1 | 4 |
SEBASTIAN | 89 | 103 | 133 |
SEVIER | 10 | 11 | 15 |
SHARP | 1 | 7 | 9 |
STONE | 1 | 4 | 2 |
UNION | 53 | 59 | 66 |
VAN BUREN | 6 | 5 | 5 |
WASHINGTON | 263 | 282 | 278 |
WHITE | 47 | 59 | 58 |
WOODRUFF | 3 | 3 | 7 |
YELL | 10 | 19 | 14 |
UNKNOWN | 8 | 11 | – |
Total | 2,919 | 3,454 | 3,827 |