HB1369, by Rep. Shepherd, creates a back-to-school sales-tax holiday. Many states—including nearly all of Arkansas’ bordering states—have an annual tax holiday of some kind for back-to-school supplies. This bill would add Arkansas to that list.
How much does the average lottery player probably spend on lottery tickets in a given year? Let’s crunch the numbers, based on some figures we obtained from the Lottery Commission and the Census Bureau.
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The Legislature is still going strong in Little Rock. As sessions go, this one is unique: It’s been one of our busiest and one of the slowest at the same time.