Oh no, what’s the Brotherhood to do? No more pushing and shoving for a position at the hog trough for their lion’s share of the General Improvement Fund to benefit “I got your vote” hometown projects. One thing for sure…this ruling is great news for Arkansas Education and the Delta schools. Let’s hope the Legislature sucks this up and takes it like men and women and marches on to doing what’s best for Arkansas. Ok, ya I’m dreaming, but it’s a nice dream.

We are convinced that the reasons put forth to justify the $400,000 appropriation to the city of Bigelow for ‘infrastructure, sewer and streets’ could be advanced by multiple cities, towns and communities throughout the state, as Wilson maintains,” the court ruled. “We are further convinced that no reason rationally related to a legitimate state purpose has been provided [to] this court for singling out Bigelow for special treatment.