Per content partner Roby Brock: Democratic Rep. Linda Tyler of Conway has left her post as House Majority Leader for the 2011 General Assembly for an undisclosed leadership role with Speaker of the House-designate Robert Moore. [***] Rep. Johnnie Roebuck,…
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2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1011
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO REQUIRE A PARTY’S SIGNATURE ON A DECREE OF DIVORCE BEFORE THE COURT MAY ENTER THE DECREE OF DIVORCE WHEN THAT PARTY IS REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL Sponsors: Jon…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1010
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO REQUIRE PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE FOR CIVIL LIABILITY FOR PARENTS IF THEIR CHILDREN DEFACE PROPERTY WITH GRAFFITI Sponsors: Justin Harris (R-87), 479-871-8542, Justin.Harris@arkansashouse.org; Jon Woods (R-93), 479-200-3100,…
/bangs head against wall
Maybe I’m only noticing something that goes on all the time, but it seems as if more and more people are whining about rights and (more accurately) how something or something is infringing on a right. Today’s case in point:…
A Reply To Josh Mesker of The Family Council
It seems that Josh Mesker of the Family Council has authored a “rebuttal” to my reply to David Cox’s original article. It’s a fantastic opus of misunderstood law, logical fallacies, misunderstandings of social science and the applicability of studies, and…
Econ 101: AACF On Capital Gains
Lest you think that Blue Hog Report is the only entity vehemently opposed to Ed Garner’s prefiled HB 1002, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Family offers its take on the bill: Cutting Arkansas’ already generous capital gains taxes would benefit…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1009
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF SEX OFFENDERS REGISTERED IN ANOTHER STATE. Sponsors: Justin Harris (R-87), 479-871-8542, Justin.Harris@arkansashouse.org; Jon Woods (R-93), 479-200-3100, woodsforarkansas@gmail.com. Purpose: If a registered sex…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1008
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO REQUIRE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP OR LEGAL RESIDENCY FOR A PERSON TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR IN-STATE TUITION AT A STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Sponsors: Justin Harris (R-87),…
AR-Sec. State: Martin Gives Pink Slips 10 Days Before Christmas
From what we are hearing, twenty-two employees of the Secretary of State’s office were told by incoming Grinch Secretary Mark Martin that their services would not be needed come the new year. UPDATE (8:45pm): I have not been able to…
AR-Sec. State: Umm…yeah.
Facebook apparently doesn’t take certain things into account when deciding who to suggest to you. For example, they don’t seem to figure in whether you have spent thousands of words ripping someone apart, suggesting that he is guilty of campaign-rule…