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The unconstitutional billboard tax break is back UPDATE
The unconstitutional billboard tax break is back UPDATE
April 1, 202110:53 am
On the top of the agenda in the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, this afternoon is a bill to again try to legalize a
tax break for billboard companies.
UPDATE: The bill failed to get an endorsement on a voice voter after opposition from the Association of Arkansas Counties and Washington County Assessor Russell Hill, who explained why creating a separate class of treatment for one type of real estate owner was a bad idea.
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Rep. Jim Dotson’s 1821 to allow billboards to be appraised for property taxes based on the cost of the billboard, not the market value of the property on which it sits.
Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen has granted
Little Rock Police Capt. Marcus Paxton’s motion to voluntarily dismiss his lawsuit against Chief Keith Humphrey for retaliating him over perceived criticism of the chief.
The motion for dismissal didn’t state a reason. The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning it could be refiled.
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Paxton was represented by Chris Burks, who this week stepped off a similar case against Humphrey by three other officers, including assistant chief Hayward Finks, over Humphrey’s actions against them. Burks resigned the case rather than be held in contempt for releasing information in the case that was under a protective order. He disputed that he’d done that.