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' [...]
The support staff union at the Pulaski County School District decided last night not to strike today. But I wonder if talk of the possibility earlier will depress attendance today. It's Friday, after all.
The support staff and teachers' unions lost their status as bargaining agents on a heated Board vote' [...]
Public Policy Polling had some interesting numbers today on the declining popularity of President Obama, especially when compared to Bush. They write…
Perhaps the greatest measure of Obama’s declining support is that just 50% of voters now say they prefer having him as President to George [...]
CNN is reporting that a South Carolina House subcommittee has voted not to proceed with a bill that would have included impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford after he left the country for five days in June without informing his staff or [...]
It’s old news that the US Senate voted to table an amendment yesterday from Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson that would have prohibited the government from offering insurance plans in a national healthcare exchange that cover abortion. In case you’re wondering, yes, this amounts to government infringement on private enterprise.
Which [...]
Everybody's saying the Democrats may have a plan -- drop public option from Senate health bill, expand Medicare to cover uninsured as young as 55. Who doesn't like Medicare? Besides, of course, every Republican in the Senate, all of whom will vote no. It's a government health program, after all.' [...]
Pro-life Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska offered an amendment today in the Senate that would have prevented funding of abortion in the health insurance plans that participate in the proposed health care reform program. The bill mirrors the amendment offered by Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak of [...]
The line is open.
But be advised that the clock is running and expires at midnight tomorrow night on Norma Bates' Huckabee Haiku contest.
The balloting so far is very close, a handful separate the five finalists.
Details on the contest and a link to vote at A Damsel in Distress, the' [...]
Sen. Ben Nelson's amendment to make the Senate health bill as bad as the House bill on abortion by pushing government limits on abortion into the business of private insurance companies has been tabled on a 54-45 vote. Judging frrom the instant Republican shrieks, Sen. Blanche Lincoln has stayed good' [...]
Voters in Senate District 4 (Russellville area) are heading to the polls today to cast their votes in a special election called to the fill the vacancy created by Republican Sen. Sharon Trusty. The race is a three way race between Republican Michael Lamoureux, Democrat [...]
According to a release from the National Republican Senatorial Committee and shown in the video above, Sen. Blanche Lincoln first voted against a motion to recommit the health care reform bill offered by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) with instructions to restore the $42 million Medicare cuts to home health [...]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s amendment to cut tax subsidies of insurance company executives failed the Senate today. The measure required 60 votes and fell four short. The final tally was 56-42. Democrats Tom Carper and Kent Conrad along with independent Joe Lieberman voted with the GOP. Sen. Robert Byrd [...]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln's amendment to cut tax subsidies of insurance executive pay above $400,000 failed in the Senate today. Needing 60 votes, the amendment failed 56-42.
Three senators who caucus with Democrats -- Carper, Conrad and Lieberman -- joined Republicans in supporting the insurance executives. Byrd didn't vote. Lincoln got' [...]
State Sen. Gilbert Baker won today's straw poll at the Republican Party of Arkansas' annual meeting held today in Hot Springs. He garnered about 35% of the votes cast. Second place was businessman and Mike Huckabee's 1992 campaign manager Curtis Coleman with' [...]
At a crowded gathering of Republicans in Hot Springs, Gilbert Baker narrowly won the Senate Straw with 35% of the vote of the estimated 700 ballots cast. However, surprising close on his heels was challenger Curtis Coleman with 33%. Rounding up third place finish was Conrad Reynolds [...]
The straw poll in Hot Springs today for the Republican primary U.S. Senate race (some notable potential candidates -- Stanley Reed and Jim Holt -- were absent) has been completed.
Sen. Gilbert Baker by a hair.
Twitterers report the vote breakdown: Sen. Gilbert Baker, 35 percent; Curtis Coleman, 33%; Conrad Reynolds, 23%; Tom Cox [...]
UPDATE – The amendment failed in a Sunday afternoon vote gathering only 56 votes with 60 needed
Sen. Blanche Lincoln today proposed a tax increase on the health insurance companies who pay their executives what she believes is too much money. Under her proposal, health insurance companies that [...]
The state Supreme Court today upheld, on a 4-3 vote, a Pulaski County robbery conviction of Hutson Burks despite unanimous agreement that the prosecutor's office used testimony obtained improperly by promise of reduction of a sentence already in effect for the critical witness. It sharply criticized the prosecuting attorney's office, which struck the deal, and [...]
