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The Presbytery of Arkansas met yesterday at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville where commissioners voted 116 to 64 to allow homosexuals to serve as decons, elders, and ministers in Presbyterian Church (USA), according to an article in today’s Arkansas Democrat Gazette. The commissioners represented around 91 congregations around the state in approved this [...]

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By Brett HootonLast week Representative Jonathan Dismang (R-Beebe) had a bill, HB 1178, before the Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development Committee, which would protect the property rights of Arkansans. I’ve previously written about this bill. Unfortunately the majority of the members of this committee do not feel the same about your property rights as Representative [...]

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It is good see my hometown newspaper get some much-deserved national attention. Monday night, my very own paper The Benton Courier made The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in his segment called “Headlines.” If you haven’t seen television in the last couple decades, “Headlines” is where Jay Leno will take funny newspaper story from around [...]

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HCR1011, a resolution affirming the sovereignty of the state of Arkansas under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was filed this afternoon by Rep. Debra Hobbs (R-Rogers). The resolution goes on to say that this is to serve as “Notice and Demand to the federal government, as our agent, to cease and desist, effective [...]

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A bill to ban partial birth abortion was signed into law today by Gov. Mike Beebe. A tip of my hat to the governor for signing this significant piece of pro-life legislation, but a wag of my finger for not giving as much attention to this bill signing as was given to the signing of [...]

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Roby Brock rudely breaks news on my turf today – internal Republican Party of Arkansas gossip. Who does he think he is – a professional journalist or something? Anyway, according to Roby, current Republican Party of Arkansas executive director Karen Ray is heading back to her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi where her fiancée is planning [...]

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The General Assembly website has a draft of the first half of lottery legislation up. This section deals with the how the lottery will be structured. But its 49 pages and its tax season so I have not read it yet. When I do, I will try to post a summary here.Or better yet just [...]

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House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Harrelson (D-Texarkana) broke a bit of news tonight on KATV’s webshow the Daily Debrief with Jessica Dean. In response to a question I submitted about his plans for 2010, Harrelson announced that he will be seeking the State Senate seat for District 21. Harrelson will be term limited after this [...]

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President Bill Clinton visits with the press at the Arkansas State Capital after addressing a joint session of the state legislature. He said he is enjoying his visit back to Arkansas and discusses the changes he sees at the capital since his term as governor. He compliments the state of Arkansas for their management of [...]

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