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The Kochs never sleep: million-dollar campaign against Obamacare
The New York Times reports on a million-dollar ad campaign by the Koch-financed Americans for Prosperity to continue to sow doubts, confusion and resistance against implementation of Obamacare....
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2014 should be banner year for Arkansas TV stations
The New York Times has a story today with a decided Arkansas angle, though the state isn't specifically mentioned.It's about the advertising bonanza expected by TV stations in swing states in 2014...
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Again: Does Mayor Mark Stodola deserve a pay raise?
The Little Rock City Board will eventually vote, maybe this week, on City Director Brad Cazort's proposal to increase Mayor Mark Stodola's $160,000 pay by $18,000 so it will be "comparable" (equal) to...
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Monday: Justin Moore at Juanita's
Arkansas native, rising country star, gun enthusiast: Justin Moore is all these things and more. And on Monday, he plays a benefit for the tornado victims of Moore, Okla., with openers Rodge and East...
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School choice: A problem in Missouri on black-to-white district transfers
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an interesting editorial page commentary on a school choice experiment in St. Louis.The superintendent of a virtually all-black school district, to comply with court...
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Coming poll with Arkansas views on gay equality
I'll update a 10 a.m. news conference on what's described as a bipartisan poll of Arkansas attitudes on equality for gay people in the aftermath of the historic U.S. Supreme Court rulings on marriage....
View ArticleLR 48 Hour Film Project early registration now open!
All you would-be Fellinis, Kubricks and Spielbergs got your ears on? Time is drawing nigh for the Little Rock leg of the 48 Hour Film Project, the contest in which local teams conceive, write, shoot...
View ArticleMore expensive legal help for Secretary of State Mark Martin
Matt Campbell,who's sued Secretary of State Mark Martin for failure to fully comply with the Freedom of Information Act in supplying information about outside lawyers' work for the office, says...
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Arkansas attitudes improving on gay equality; state leader speaks up
Here's the update from Leslie Peacock on the news conference I mentioned earlier, organized by the Human Rights Campaign and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Two brave lawmakers; Grant...
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House speaker completes all-white, mostly male Health Marketplace Board
House Speaker Davy Carter has named his three representatives on the state Health Insurance Marketplace Board, which will oversee implementation of a key part of the Obamacare medical coverage...
View ArticleGreen Party official joins Republicans
The Arkansas Republican Party brought out the heavy artillery — if U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford counts — to trumpet a party jumper in Craighead County. The county clerk, Kade Holliday, who was elected as a...
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Hillary Clinton reads as children's library dedicated in her honor
Hillary Rodham Clinton was front and center to read a children's book when the new children's branch of the Central Arkansas Library System was dedicated in her honor today. She read "The Very Hungry...
View ArticlePolice abuse complaints in the news
Coincidentally, I have received word today of two promised court actions related to alleged police abuse.The ACLU of Arkansas said it would announce details of a federal court lawsuit over police abuse...
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Hewlett-Packard to lay off 500 at Conway call center
The Log Cabin Democrat in Conway is reporting that Hewlett-Packard will lay off 500 people at its Conway call center. Employees apparently got the word at a company meeting. The layoffs will be phased...
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Chad Griffin, Kathy Webb talk future of marriage equality in Arkansas
Human Rights Campaign director Chad Griffin followed up a press conference at the Capitol this morning with a noon Q and A session with former state Rep. Kathy Webb at the Clinton School of Public...
View ArticleThe line is open
Where'd the day go? The line is open. That's all I have to say at the moment.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Attorney general disputes theory that legislature passed open carry gun law...
The gun zealots will be disappointed. And one of them will now have to force an arrest to test a now-disputed theory in court. No, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said today in an official opinion,...
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Oscar night at Clinton Library: Family honors designer de la Renta
Several hundred friends of Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton gathered at the Clinton Presidential Center tonight for a reception honoring Oscar de la Renta, the fashion designer and FOB whose fashions...
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Who's the corporate pick for Arkansas Supreme Court? Rhonda Wood, that's who
Judicial elections are more than 10 months away. The filing period doesn't begin until March.But the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce isn't letting any grass grow. It has made it clear who the...
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Spencer has two moms — and more chronicles of the battle for equality in...
It was a remarkable day in Arkansas yesterday for equality.Grant Tennille, the director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, called for an end to Arkansas law that discriminates against gay...
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