With so many pre-filed bills, we thought it might be a good idea to look at each of them prior to the start of the legislative session, discuss what each bill is designed to do and how it will help/hurt…
Category: Arkansas
Two Final Thoughts On The Family Council's Argument
1. If we believe the (flawed, inapplicable) Alabama Policy Institute study cited by David Cox, it seems clear that children in single-parent households do markedly worse by API’s measures than do children in home with cohabitating couples. That being the…
Dr. Strangebigot (Or, "How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Loathe The Family Council")
I’m not sure how much overlap there is between the readers of this blog and the readers of Progressive Arkansas, so it’s entirely possible that you missed my recent point-counterpoint with David Cox of the Family Council regarding adoption and…
AR-Sec. State: A van down by the river
Thoughts, reactions, and (mainly) unnecessarily sarcastic comments regarding Seth Blomeley’s fluffy Democrat-Gazette feature on Secretary of State-elect Mark Martin from last Sunday. “I had the opportunity to deliver checks from the committee to the politicians here in Arkansas,” Martin said.…
AR-Gov: Putting Beebe's Win In Context
Sitting here, just over two weeks after the general election, I am still somewhat amazed by Governor Mike Beebe’s performance at the polls. Check out this list: 1976: David Pryor, 83.2%, 1978: Bill Clinton, 63.36% 1980: Frank D. White, 51.93%…
AR-House Dist. 41: Total Coincidence, I'm Sure
Yesterday, Max did a post about Rep. Ed Garner’s introduction of his capital-gains bill, and, in the post, he linked to an allbusiness.com reprint of a Democrat-Gazette article, writing: Rep. Ed Garner, the Republican sales and income tax deadbeat from…
AR-Sec. State: A Pay Cut For Mark Martin?
While looking into the state car issue and trying to figure out the impact of the new Republican constitutional officers’ refusal of state cars, I realized that there is a bit of a silver lining to Arkansans electing someone wholly…
ARElection: Ballots Missing In Helena
In reconciling the absentee ballot list, a total of 66 ballots turned up missing, according to a spokesman for the Phillips County Election Commission. “The secretary of state has been notified as well as prosecuting attorney Fletcher Long,” said the…
#ARElections: Pulaski Co. J.P. Dawne Vandiver Wins
Congrats to Dawne Benafield Vandiver for her win tonight over Mark Leggett.
#ARElections: Little Rock Mayor Wins Re-Election
Democrat Mark Stodola wins.