The democrat gazette said the attacks on mike ross are not true and a smear on his family business. There was never a Justice Department investigation and the House Ethics Committee approved the sale, so why is hutchinson attacking rosss family for building a small town business into a success . To cover up the fact that he got caught cheating on his taxes an the fact hutchinson is a d. C. Lobbyist who has a record of putting arkansass millionaires before the middle class. For our schools the choice for governor, theres Asa Hutchinson. He opposed mike rosss plan to expand prek. I think its the wrong direction. But mike ross says education must be a priority. A focus on career Tech Training and college opportunities. Under mikes plan, i know my kids would have what it takes to get ahead. Mike ross has a reputation i can trust. Asa e you seen this hutchinson reported a mistake himself on his taxes. E paid his bill. Indiscernible] fortunately arkansas knows better. Its a 16 billion indust
Headquarters, we present a live presentation. The arkansas governors debate. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. I am actually. Ashley. We are coming to you live, and what happens next could decide who is the governor of arkansas. In the democrat stay Governors Mansion with mike ross, or will it be a republican transition with hutchinson . Is november 4. Tonights debate will look a little different. There will be no podiums and the time limits will be flexible. The goal is to get to the heart of major issues. Join us on twitter and let us know who is making an impression or who isnt. Argov. Us at we will take you to our moderators to get things started. Thank you very much. We are joined by the candidates or governor. Thank you very much. Also, capitol hill political reporter david. Our goal for the next 60 minutes is to cut through the clutter, and get to the issues that matter the most for the next governor of the state of arkansas. Each candidate will be afforded two
Taxes are too high for the middle class and the working poor. I never thought i would see the day when a republican candidate in congressman hutchinson here would criticize me for wanting to cut peoples taxes too much. I subscribe to the governor beebee model. This is a similar debate to what they had eight years ago, when the governor said we will save on the sales tax on groceries because we can afford that. Anderson hutchinson said it was an empty promise. Fastforward, 80 of the tax has been taken off and the law has passed to take the remaining 20 off. I subscribe to the same model. My plan is this, we will balance the budget first, Fund Education and public safety. With Revenue Growth we will in the let my plan for lower and fair taxes. You have manufacturers, prek, and a third one that escapes me. A threepronged approach. Which one takes precedence . Here is what i think is important, and his campaign, i have said here are my priorities. Here is my vision. Here is what i want to