Arts education bill passes House committee
Paul Leopoulos, director of the THEA Foundation, and state Rep. James McLean, chair of the House Education Committee, made a successful pitch today before the committee to give a do pass to HB1689 to...
View ArticleHeadlines: Hogs, Civil War, deficits
I turned the pages of the New York Times quickly this morning (yes, turned pages of the print edition) and passed a number of articles worthy of note, particularly:* THE GREAT RAZORBACK...
View ArticleGroup presses city on street work
Arkansas Community Organizationshas scheduled a tour Saturday of the parts of town where need is greatest for the street work promised by the city's massive sales tax increase. The group has documented...
View ArticleFamily values: Health coverage for UAMS now and the future
I was copied on an e-mail being circulated at UAMS.It is building support for a resolution before the Academic Senate at UAMS for partner benefits in health insurance for the University of Arkansas...
View ArticleProspects good for steel mill subsidies
Sounds like this turkey is cooked. Direct support by House Speaker Davy Carter and slightly qualified support by Senate President Michael Lamoureux would make it appear Gov. Mike Beebe is going to get...
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Weekend: James McMurtry, Collin vs. Adam, Luminox and more
FRIDAY 3/29In Fayetteville, veteran singer/songwriter James McMurtry plays at George's Majestic Lounge, 9:30 p.m., $15. Bluesboy Jag & the Juke Joint Zombies bring the swampy, retro-fied blues to...
View ArticleContractor chosen for Robinson Center renovation
CDI Contractors of Little Rock, in partnership with the Hunt Construction group, has been chosen by the Little Rock Advertising and Promotion Commission to handle the expansion and renovation of the...
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Who's a lobbyist
I got a note last night from Steve Patterson, former aide to former U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, objecting mildly to my calling her a lobbyist in an item about Sen. Mark Pryor'scomments on gay rights.He...
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Food Feedback Friday: a box, a pantry, a root
Welcome back, Eaters, to central Arkansas’ hottest food forum. A chat session that’s quickly becoming the only thing people are clamoring on about at water coolers and barber shops everywhere in...
View ArticleRepublicans don't want poor people to vote
When they say it (voter ID, whatever) isn't about race or poor people ....Check this out. A Republican congressman is furious that the Obama administration is asking people if they'd like to register...
View ArticleArkansas jobless rate unchanged in February
The Arkansas unemployment rate in February held steady at 7.2 percent.Details here.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Big government: Now the Republicans like it UPDATE
There's some self-back-patting on Twitter this morning about the Republican idea introduced by Sen. David Sanders to put an office of Medicaid inspector general in the governor's office.The state...
View ArticleFood happenings on Saturday
Two events for your consideration on what's supposed to be a rainy Saturday:*The Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, which hosts the Hillcrest Farmers Market every Saturday, is having a bake sale to...
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Sunday To-Do: Machine Gun Kelly
MACHINE GUN KELLY8 p.m. Juanita's. $20.Machine Gun Kelly is the handle of Ohio-based rapper Colson Baker. He goes by MGK for those into the whole brevity thing. He recently won the MTVU Woodie of the...
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Sunday To-Do: Community Easter Sunrise Service
25TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE7 a.m. Riverfest Amphitheatre. Free.For 25 years now, people in Central Arkansas have been gathering together in Riverfront Park to observe Easter at...
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"Be Kind to Animals" art contest
Students in K through 12th grade are invited to enter the Humane Society of Pulaski County's 8th annual art contest in honor of“Be Kind to Animals” week May 1-8. Deadline to enter is April 15. Artwork...
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Here are the winners of our 'Monty Python's Spamalot' giveaway
Congrats to Molly Miller, Dawn Jackson, Tim Jones, Matilda Louvring and Dan Limke, they each won a pair of tickets to see "Monty Python's Spamalot" at Robinson Center Music Hall.For everyone else,...
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They're streaming a new track from The Body over at Pitchfork
Pitchfork is streaming a new track from erstwhile Arkies The Body. It's called "Ebb and Flow of Tides in a Sea of Ash" and it's on the avant-doom duo's forthcoming EP "Master, We Perish," Out April 30...
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Conservatives continue to sound positive about "private option"
Caveat as always: no Republican lawmaker has endorsed the new "private option" framework for Medicaid expansion. But many are speaking, writing and tweeting about it positively. Earlier this week Rep....
View ArticleDHS's controversial theory: private option $100s of millions cheaper than...
Two big headlines from the DHS release of actuarial findings on expansion options Wednesday. They project that 1) The "private option" saves $670 million to the state bottom line over ten years. 2) The...
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