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Blanche Lincoln, Steelworkers & the Texarkana Cooper Tire Plant
In this photo from her U.S. Senate Web site, U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., speaks to the International Trade Commission. One of the latest TV ads vs. incumbent U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln is this...
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In the Firing Squad for Tonight's AETN Governors Debate Among Mike Beebe, Jim...
AETN's video-heavy election page. Nicely done. I’m among the panelists for today’s hour-long gubernatorial debate starring incumbent Mike Beebe (D), Jim Keet (R) and Jim Lendall (G). We tape the debate...
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Florida Judge Strikes Down Obama Health Care Overhaul The next stop is likely the U.S. Supreme Court. Two other federal judges have upheld the insurance requirement, but a federal judge in Virginia...
View ArticleWhat Exactly Does ‘Tough On Crime’ Mean Again?
GOP Lawmakers Paying Price for Tough-on-crime Laws When Harry Coates campaigned for the Oklahoma state Senate in 2002, he had one approach to crime: “Lock ’em up and throw away the key.” Now, Coates is...
View ArticleWeather is Happening!
Much more here on Today’s THV’s weather page. Plus: Gov. Mike Beebe declares a weather emergency as northwest Arkansas braces And: From the Fayetteville Flyer on Flickr, photos from today, a winter...
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Yarnell’s, The Jobs Scene, Shane Broadway & Severance Tax on ‘Arkansas Week’
Arkansas Week, 8 p.m. On AETN’s “Arkansas Week” tonight, Arkansas News Bureau’s Rob Moritz, KUAR-FM, 89.1’s Malcolm Glover, myself and host Steve Barnes review the week in Arkansas news, including: A...
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Arkansas: The Envy of State Budgeters Everywhere
StateLine.org takes a look at Arkansas' budget. From StateLine.org, some praise for Arkansas budgeting: According to Scott Pattison, director of the National Association of State Budget Officers,...
View ArticleLet’s Get Ready to Talk About Arkansas Term Limits
A quick note I added to Arkansas Business this week about the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas gauging members’ appetite for loosening Arkansas’ term limits law...
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State Chamber, Arkansas Republicans Differ on Health Exchanges
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce I mentioned this on “Arkansas Week” on Friday, and Arkansas News Bureau reporter John Lyon explored it more thoroughly on Sunday. In short, the Arkansas State Chamber...
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From Bad to Worse for Martha Shoffner & More on ‘Arkansas Week’ Tonight
8 p.m. Friday. With Steve Barnes out, they let me host another edition of AETN‘s “Arkansas Week,” which you check out at 8 p.m. tonight or later this afternoon at this link. Once again, a big thanks to...
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