Tag: Right-Wing Conspiracy

Opposition to HB 1013 Rife With Ignorance

Rep. Jim Nickels’ proposed HB 1013, which would allow the Contractor’s Licensing Board to impose sanctions on any contractor who, following proper notice and a hearing, “is found by the Contractors Licensing Board to knowingly employ workers without legal authorization…

End-of-Day Miscellany

Random bits of jetsom and flotsam from the wreckage of the Good Ship HB 1053: Jason Tolbert has video of a post-failure David Meeks discussing what happened. Between the obvious dry mouth and the stammering, one almost loses the message,…

Learning Language With David Meeks

Irony (i·ro·ny), –noun 1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean 2. an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality 3. incongruity between what is…

2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1025

Programming note:  Given the number of bills being filed, the amount of time I actually have to do reviews of such things, and the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow, it’s pretty clear that I won’t be able to get…

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 1016

See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INCOME TAX RELIEF TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD TAXPAYERS WITH TWO (2) OR MORE DEPENDENTS Sponsor: Duncan Baird (R-95), 479-439-1717, bairdd@arkleg.state.ar.us. Purpose: To provide additional income…