“Well, if it was a link-dump, I wouldn’t ask questions; I’d just quote a price. But then, a link-dump is a non-lethal object, isn’t it?” Content partner Roby Brock reports that opinions are pretty varied on two specific tax cuts…
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Talk Business: "Fireworks" Likely In Redistricting Debate
With Arkansas’s 2010 Census data in, the process of redrawing Arkansas’s state and federal congressional districts is soon to begin. Content partner Roby Brock takes a look at some of the underlying issues and notes that, either due to or…
End-of-Week Miscellany: Snow Day Linkdump Edition
“Look at the big jerk. He ruined my life, and for what? A STUPID KID! Because of you, I am stuck in this frozen wasteland!” “Wasteland? I think you mean Wonderland! I mean, how about all this fabulous snow, huh?!…
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)…
AR-State Senate: Luker Wants the State to Stop Punishing Communities for Leaders' Wrongdoing
Progressive Arkansas has been previewing all Arkansas state Senators as part of their 35 Senators in 35 Days series. Today was Senator Jim Luker who opined on, among other things, prison overcrowding: In his career as a senator, Luker has…
BHR Housekeeping
As you can see, I have been futzing around with some new templates. There’s a decent chance that, some time in the next few days, regular readers might find BHR unreachable. Do not panic; it will be back whenever I…
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…
AR-State House: Republicans Heavy On Two Committees
Per Roby Brock: Republicans picked up big numbers in the House Transportation and House Revenue and Tax committees. The GOP garnered 11 members on Transportation and 12 members on the 20-member Tax committee. Those developments present a scenario for contentious…
Arkansas Election Line: Auditory Prognosticatin'
Have you been thinking, “gee, I wish there was a way I could hear even more opinions from Matt?” No? Well, regardless, here’s your chance: a discussion on the major races with Roby Brock and Jason Tolbert. (You can also…
Arkansas Election Line: Final 2010 Ratings
The Arkansas Election Line — a collaboration of Talk Business, The Tolbert Report, and Blue Hog Report — returns with our final ratings of the 2010 state and federal elections in Arkansas. With one exception, the ratings remain unchanged from…