Talk about making a strong first impression…

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The spin keeps changing on this “ethics bill.”  But the more I hear about it, the more I wonder if it would be best to get kill the thing before it gets any crazier.  Rep. Clemmer could offer a separate bill for the needed change to the travel expense rules. And since the grandfathering of [...]

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The “ethics bill” I have discussed the last few days was officially filed today by Senate Pro Temp Paul Bookout. SB194 has no surprises from what was said last week would be in the bill.  It contains the Clemmer Provision which will require legislators to be reimbursed for travel to out of state conferences by [...]

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As noted a couple weeks ago, Sen. Cecile Bledsoe (R-Rogers) filed a bill – SB113 – supported by Arkansas Right to Life that would make it clear that taxpayer funded abortions cannot be provided by new federal health care legislation.  SB113 would do this by requiring the insured to purchase a separate rider for abortion coverage. [...]

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Remember those “Dollar Bill” ads back during the primary attacking former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter for serving of corporate board of directors.  Well, it looks like former Sen. Blanche Lincoln has decided, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Entergy Corporation announced today Lincoln is the newest member of their Board of Directors. No word yet [...]

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The Arkansas Democrat Gazette had a good article today on the $4.7 million Arkansas taxpayers spent on travel reimbursements for state legislators in 2010.  Sen. Randy Laverty (D-Jasper) ran up the biggest tab at $59,745.  He told the ADG that they have “done a very detrimental thing to the people of Arkansas in the way [...]

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Content partner Roby Brock was smart enough to figure out that columnist John Brummett has a knack for extracting interesting information from Arkansas politicos.  As such, Brock has begun to use him to interview various politicians for his Sunday night show “Talk Business with Roby Brock.” This week, he sicked Brummett on State Sen. Gilbert [...]

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Above is the audio of the police scanner as they were pursuing Sen. Bruce Holland. The audio of the chase last about 15 minutes before they get him stopped – little over 8 minutes in Perry County and 7 minutes in Yell County. It shows a speeding Sen. Holland in a fast sports car wearing his [...]

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My favorite television show growing up was “The Andy Griffith Show.”  Watching this with my dad was a daily routine and I learned a lot of life lessons. One of my favorite scenes is the one above where Goober asks Sheriff Andy if he can watch the courthouse while he is out of town.  Pleading his [...]

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