An article in the Democrat-Gazette today (sub. reqd.) examined the teacher pay gap between the best-paying and worst-paying Arkansas public school districts. The article said the gap in extremes of average pay had widened by about $1,000 since 2002-03.
The Arkansas Education Association has sent along a fuller data table (sorry, I [...]
Payola and an abortion amendment for Sen. Ben Nelson apparently have provided the crucial vote for passsage of a Senate health bill. Everybody thinks the abortion change sucks.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln is making approving noises and directing people to a webpage with details on the legislation. Says Lincoln:
[...]Pulaski County School Board President Tim Clark has distributed a letter to district parents defending the effort he led to end recognition of the Pulaski Association of Classroom Teachers and to criticize the union for going to court against the school district.
Old story: Management is right, labor wrong. We [...]
by stoptheaclu on Free Republic: Quite an explosive leak! I wonder how this will affect things? It is certainly a thuggish and dangerous thing for Obama to play with National Security over this craptacular idea of socialized medicine. Quite a desperate move. 
.. and Arkansas is one of those states, so brace yourself.
Unrelated; but, did anybody see the anti-Gil Baker ad? It almost made me feel sorry for him.
Physician Groups Oppose Current Senate Health Care Reform Bill.
Posted in Arkansas, Health Insurance Reform, National politics [...] 
by Michelle Malkin: President Obama's hometown cronies lost their bid to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to the Windy City. But this week they got a consolation prize: the Gitmolympics. On Tuesday, the White House went public with its official plans to purchase the Thomson Correctional' [...] 
The Pulaski Association of Classroom Teachers has sued the Pulaski County School District for the School Board's decision last week to end recognition of the union as a bargaining agent for teachers. Breach of contract alleged.
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Looks like the Queen of Corporate Welfare is still alive in Memphis.
Bass Pro gets committee’s OK on Pyramid lease extension » The Commercial Appeal.
Posted in Economy [...] The Washington, D.C. City Council has legalized same-sex marriages in the city.
Traditional marriages in the city are officially doomed. Any day now, U.S. senators will start consorting with prostitutes and staff members and picking up men in airports. Even family values Republicans will be at risk with this barrier [...]
by Carter Clews, Executive Editor of ALG News: With his sell-out late last week on the cap & trade bill in the U.S. Senate, Lindsey Olin Graham officially established himself as "The Watermelon Man."
Some analysis and a bit of insight on our Senators, especially Sen. Lincoln who is the subject of my column in today’s Democrat-Gazette.
With End in Sight, Issues to Watch – Prescriptions Blog – NYTimes.com.
Posted in Arkansas, Health Insurance Reform, National politics [...] 
If watching “Talk Business with Roby Brock” is not part of your normal Sunday night routine, then you should really re-think your schedule. But especially tonight because your favorite Arkansas blogger is on it talking about the U.S. Senate race. What? No, not Blake Rutherford you [...]
A legislative committee voted today to expand its look at double-dipping by public employees -- drawing both retirement and regular pay.
In many cases, the practice was authorized by law. But at least seven elected county officials apparently didn't follow the required course of fully retiring before then retaking jobs' [...]
I'm here posting and talking live from the NCSL Fall Forum here in San Diego, where we're discussing how technology can be used for the benefit of legislators and other government officials. Unlike other similar programs I've done, just about everyone here in the audience has some' [...] It’s amateur hour for the Republican Party of Arkansas, which has cranked up their moral dudgeon to “high” in response to a throw-away comment from the state Democrats’ executive director in a recent news story.
Here’s the background: On Tuesday, former GOP Rep. Michael Lamoureux won a special election [...]
What? Fidel Castro is still alive?
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