Slate is once again keeping up with the developments in the debate over whether to raise the debt ceiling. House Speaker John Boehner plans to go forward with his plan and hold a vote sometime this afternoon. After failing to secure the needed support last night to move his bill, Boehner is at work tweaking [...]
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Update on debt ceiling talks
Posted on 29 July 2011
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Cook to Game and Fish
Posted on 29 July 2011
Gov. Mike Beebe named Steve Cook, of Malvern, to serve as a commissioner of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Cook replaces Craig Campbell of Little Rock. Release on the jump. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Governor Beebe Appoints Game and Fish Commissioner
Posted on 29 July 2011
LITTLE ROCK – Governor Mike Beebe has named Steve Cook of Malvern as the newest commissioner of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. âSteve was imbued with a philosophy of conservation as a young man, and has never wavered from his dedication to that cause,â Governor Beebe said. âI am confident that the will work [...]
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Ross sees stalemate on debt crisis, for now
Posted on 29 July 2011
WASHINGTON — As Congress edges closer to a debt crisis abyss, Arkansas Rep. Mike Ross today predicted that neither of the plans now on the table can pass.
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Random Friday Thoughts for July 29, 2011
Posted on 29 July 2011
My middle child attended college orientation this week. I brought him and got him settled in. I was fine… until I drove away. As I made my way off campus, my eyes sprung a leak. I look forward to shopping with him this weekend for his college stuff; but when he leaves for college in [...]
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Gov. Beebe’s redistricting proposals adopted
Posted on 29 July 2011
New state House of Representatives districts. On Twitter, Stephens Media’s John Lyons reports that the Board of Apportionment has voted, 2-1, to adopt Gov. Beebe’s House and Senate redistricting proposals. Obviously, the governor and Attorney General Dustin McDaniel were the yes votes and Secretary of State Mark Martin the no. Here’s an interactive map of the new [...]
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BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT MEETS TO FINALIZE LEGISLATIVE MAPS (UPDATED)
Posted on 29 July 2011
The Board of Apportionment met today to vote on final maps to redraw all 135 Arkansas legislative seats.
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BRAWNER: IDEAS ABOUND FOR IMPROVING D.C. POLITICS
Posted on 29 July 2011
Columnist Steve Brawner invited readers to chime in on changes to improve the nation’s political system.
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WAL-MART CEO WEIGHS IN ON DEBT CEILING DEBATE
Posted on 29 July 2011
Wal-Mart chief executive Mike Duke testifies before a Senate panel on the debt ceiling crisis.
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BRUMMETT: WHEN A STATE LEGISLATOR’S BRAIN SHORTS OUT
Posted on 29 July 2011
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