When I wrote the first post about Rep. Justin Harris and his daycare, Growing God’s Kingdom (“GGK”), I purposefully kept the post focused entirely on the money received and not the propriety of the money itself. As the story has…
Tag: AR State Agency
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 1014
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO HONOR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES BY ALLOWING VETERAN STATUS DESIGNATION ON ARKANSAS DRIVER’S LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS Sponsor: John Edwards (D-38), 501-378-5500, jcedwardslaw@aol.com. Purpose:…
AR-Constitution: Proposed Amendment 1, Arkansas Hunting Rights Amendment (2010)
[Author’s Note: I started writing this last night (Monday) and planned to finish it early today, but my internet connection had other ideas. Great timing for that, huh?] There seems to be a bit of confusion surrounding proposed amendment 1.…
In The Blogs: Tolbert Tackles Auto Issue
I was going to chime in a with few thoughts on the StateVehicleGate thing, but I see that Jason Tolbert absolutely nailed it. So I will just link to his post, blockquote some of it, and note that this is…
HCR: Dumas Spells Out AR Benefits
A funny thing happened on the way to the ultimate destruction of Arkansas that Timmy! Griffin, et al., predicted from the health care reform bill: some people actually took the time to explore just how Arkansas will benefit. Maybe only…
Econ 101: Arkansas Starts Fiscal Year In The Black
It may be a few days old now, but this hasn’t gotten near enough press in my opinion. Despite a tumultuous economy nationwide, Arkansas is faring well. Over the past 12 months, Governor Mike Beebe made two budget cuts, slashing…
AR Dept. of Health receives $400K grant
Senators Lincoln and Pryor and Congressmen Ross, Snyder, and Berry issued a joint announcement yesterday that the Arkansas Department of Health will receive a $400K grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand its capacity to…