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Expand-o-meter: chances of expansion getting higher and higher
Today’s chances of passing expansion: 82%Last week’s chances: 75%See here for previous entries on the Expand-o-MeterIt’s getting down to the wire and the Expand-o-meter remains bullish. The big news...
View ArticleStill no numbers behind DHS “private option” study, plus another clarification
The Department of Human Services this week sent me another clarification about the new “private option” study. The mechanics behind their conclusion are a bit different than what they told reporters...
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The Max is Back, But Depleted Edition
The private option, tax cuts, school choice, voter ID, Big River Steel, the political impact of a Republican majority in the legislature, the governor's race, the tech park and delay tactics in the...
View ArticleFriday night line
The evening line is open. Finishing up:* TEXARKANA ON FAA TOWER CLOSURE LIST:The FAA has published its list of 149 airport towers to be closed as a result of federal budget cuts. They include towers at...
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Gun nuttery and the race for U.S. Senate
The gun nuts are spoiling to go after U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor. No surprise. The gun nuts and Republicans have become one. Alice Stewart had me on her new radio show this week and the conversation was...
View ArticleYour Congress at 'work' with meaningless political votes
An all-night session by the U.S. Senate last night included votes on dozens of budget amendments with no chance of becoming law, but proposed to score political points.A couple of votes concerned the...
View ArticleStand up for women today at the Capitol
A reminder of the rally at the Capitol at 3 p.m. Saturday over the legislature's unprecedented and unconstitutional infringement on women's medical rights.All it takes is showing up. Plenty of details...
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Opening March 23: Robin Hazard-Bishop, Hans Feyerabend
Boswell-Mourot Fine Art opens an exhibition today of pastels by Robin Hazard-Bishop and paintings by Hans Feyerabend in a show called "Looking Out." There will a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The...
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The women's rights open line
A two-week grassroots campaign on social media brought maybe 500 people to the Capitol on a cold, rainy Saturday to protest the legislature's attack on women's medical rights. Speakers invoked a range...
View ArticleGun control from the Ethics Commission
I hesitate to call attention to this news story from Northeast Arkansas, where the state Ethics Commission waded — properly — into (mis)use of public office so some local cops could get special...
View ArticleThe fight for equal rights: Too early to celebrate
The Sunday papers are full of news related to the struggle for gay rights. Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a couple of potentially landmark cases — a ban on gay marriage in...
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Plans for "private option" legislation begin to emerge
Great roundup yesterday from Roby Brock of where things stand politically with the healthcare "private option"— including the first hints of legislation. Read it! Copies of draft legislation from the...
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Monday: Soul Asylum at Revolution
The longtime alt-rockers in Soul Asylum perform at Revolution Monday night, with openers War Chief and The Fable & The Fury, 8 p.m., all-ages, $20.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleSunday open line
Here's an open line. Also:* VOTER INITIATIVES: Here's an article by Paul Jacob, a North Little Rock native who was an important foot soldier in the national campaign to pass term limits. He's writing...
View ArticleGood morning — what's good about it?
The news is slow today, but what bubbles up is mostly more potentially alarming legislative news.* SHYLOCKERY: Stephens Media reports that a Springdale Republican hasn't given up on a long quest to...
View ArticleStudy: Halfway houses no cure for recidivism
Oops. Arkansas has joined the national movement to push more criminal offenders into drug courts and community-based punishment, both to cut the cost of expensive prisons and because of the idea that...
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Monday-Saturday To-Do: 'JFK 50 Years Later
"JFK: 50 YEARS LATER"Argenta Arts DistrictIt's been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in Dallas. Some of us remember the Camelot era he ushered in; others of...
View Article'Tort reform' proposal alters balance of power
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the businesses it represent are pushing hard for a "tort reform" constitutional amendment to overturn the Arkansas Supreme Court's continued insistence that...
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Opening today: "JFK 50 Years Later"
Eight venues in Argenta open a six-day exhibit today of archival photographs of President John F. Kennedy, grouped by family, policy, the space race, his assassination and more. The official kick-off...
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Tuesday: Jim Gaffigan at Robinson, Doug Stanhope at UARK Bowl
Funnyman Jim Gaffigan comes to Robinson Center Music Hall on his White Bread Tour, 7 p.m. $48-$58. If you require standup comedy with more of a misanthropic, scorched-earth hatred vibe, Doug Stanhope...
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