With the long weekend, I actually had the time (and the intestinal fortitude) to read the Democrat-Gazette for four straight days. You know the drill by now, and, if you don’t, see here for the backstory. From Friday, we get…
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End of Week Miscellany
“I thought you had the day off yesterday.” “I did! I went in to pick up my check, came home, my supervisor called me about four o’clock. Told me he got me on tape, doing a link dump.” King of…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1022
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING LOBBYIST REGISTRATION BY A FORMER MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Sponsors: Eddie Cheatham (D-9), 870-364-5659, eddie.cheatham@arkansashouse.org Purpose: To amend Arkansas Code Annotated §…
Giffords was in Palin's Crosshairs [Updated 1/10/2011]
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) was shot in the head, and Chief Judge John Roll of the U.S. District Court for Arizona was killed in an attack in Tuscon, AZ, today. In total, six…
Econ 101: The GOP and The CBO
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its estimates on the costs that would accompany a full repeal of healthcare reform. The New York Times reports that [t]he nonpartisan budget scorekeepers in Congress said on Thursday that the Republican plan to…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1021
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO AMEND § 5-13-211 TO INCLUDE ALL CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS Sponsors:Jon Woods (R-93), 479-200-3100, woodsforarkansas@gmail.com; Justin Harris (R-87), 479-871-8542, Justin.Harris@arkansashouse.org; Andre Lea (R-68), 479-967-4922, andrea.lea@arkansashouse.org. Purpose: To…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1020
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE DRUG COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Sponsor: Andrea Lea (R-68), 479-967-4922, andrea.lea@arkansashouse.org. Purpose: To amend Arkansas Code Annotated § 16-98-307(b), which lists…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1019
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; TO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF CREDITED SERVICE EARNED BY A LOCAL ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL FIRST ELECTED TO OFFICE ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2011,…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1018
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO DEFINE “TERMINATE” AS THAT TERM APPLIES TO ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIREMENT UNDER THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM Sponsor: Allen Kerr (R-32), 501-225-3170, allen.kerr@arkansashouse.org; Jane English (R-42), 501-257-7670,…
Fred Smith A Slam Dunk In House Seating Vote
Content partner Jason Tolbert has done a great job of following the Fred Smith story via various news outlets. First, there was the story by Michael Wickline regarding a theft lawsuit filed against against Smith by the Chicot County (AR)…