Without further ado, here is the Revenue Stabilization Act unveiled today in Joint Budget Committee. It’s the big deal the session. There is a lot to go through but some highlights are $50 million in General Improvement Fund (GIF) of which $10 million will be directed by the state legislature and $40 million by Gov. [...]

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The legislature faces what will most definitely be a busy week and could possibly be the last week of the session.  Speaker Moore still holds that they intend to wrap everything up by Friday.  I wonder if this talk of finishing on that day is really just an elaborate April Fools’ Day joke, but we [...]

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I recommend a nice bit of Saturday reading over on the Log Cabin Democrat.  They take a look at the effect our income tax structure is having on the state’s ability to attract businesses.  Both Joe Ford – founder of Alltel – and Charles Morgan – founder of Acxiom – have moved to Texas to [...]

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I spoke to several Democratic state representatives at the state capitol today that are still on the fence on their vote on the proposed Congressional redistricting map HB1836 – the Pig Trail Gerrymander – which passed out of House State Agencies Committee on Wednesday One of the swing votes is Rep. Greg Leding (D-Fayetteville) who [...]

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As reported yesterday, the proposed nickel diesel tax increase to fund a highway program passed out of the Senate Public Transportation Committee where it had been hung up.  Controversy erupted earlier in the week when the committee chair Sen. Linda Chesterfield passed out the bill on a voice vote with only four committee members present [...]

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It is clear this morning that the House is at an impasse on the appropriation for budget for the State Insurance Department – HB1226.  Democrats says that Republicans are blocking the funds and threatening to shut down this critical department.  Republicans insist they stand ready to pass the budget if an amendment is allow that [...]

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Making the best of their opportunity, several of the younger North Little Rock Charging Wildcats decided to play while their older teammates were away.

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With some of the best softball teams in the state in town for the Tournament of Champions, the North Little Rock Lady Charging Wildcats did not come in fully armed.

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Bruce Foutch is North Little Rock’s newest alderman.

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