Panel votes to keep paying legislators 51 cents per mile
posted: 05/19/2012 5:14 a.m. Discuss
The Legislative Council decided Friday that the Bureau of Legislative Research will keep paying lawmakers 51 cents per mile for their mileage expenses, though a Senate committee voted earlier this month to increase the rate the Senate pays to senators from 51 cents to 55.5 cents per mile.
Near-LR legislator per diem set at $61
posted: 04/20/2012 3:35 a.m. Discuss
Lawmakers who live within 50 miles of the state Capitol are now eligible to be paid $61 in per diem, plus mileage expenses, for attending legislative meetings in Little Rock, officials for the House and Senate said Thursday.
House elects Williams; likely 1st black speaker
posted: 03/10/2012 4:03 a.m.
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The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 54 to 46 Friday to elect Rep. Darrin Williams of Little Rock as House speaker-designate of Arkansas, making him possibly the first black man to hold the position.
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House elects Williams speaker-designate
updated: 03/09/2012 2:16 p.m.
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The Arkansas House of Representatives has elected Rep. Darrin Williams as speaker-designate.
Can’t bar Smith from race, state tells Democrats
posted: 03/08/2012 5:02 a.m. Discuss
Secretary of State Mark Martin on Wednesday rejected the state Democratic Party chairman’s request to block former state Rep. Fred Smith, D-Crawfordsville, from being a candidate for a state House of Representatives seat on the May 22 primary ballot.
House to vote Friday on post of 2013 speaker
posted: 03/08/2012 4:55 a.m. Discuss
House of Representatives members will decide Friday whether their next House speaker will be possibly the first black man to hold the job or the first Republican to hold it since the Reconstruction era that followed the Civil War more than a century ago.
Beebe signs $4.7 billion budget bills
posted: 03/06/2012 5:18 a.m. Discuss
Gov. Mike Beebe signed Monday the bill that will dictate how the state will divvy up $4.7 billion in its general revenue budget in fiscal 2013, which begins July 1.
Mailed tax forms get state look
posted: 03/05/2012 5:55 a.m. Comments 6
First the IRS stopped automatically mailing paper forms and booklets to taxpayers each year. Now Arkansas is thinking about doing the same thing.
Legislators OK’d budget, went home
posted: 03/04/2012 4:23 a.m. Comment 1
Arkansas legislators differed on a lot of issues in the 19-day fiscal session that ended Friday, including whether to put some of the state surplus money toward a proposed Medicaid shortfall and whether to repeal a salestax exemption on big trucks.
2 parties positive ahead of elections
posted: 03/04/2012 4:12 a.m. Discuss
Democrats hold 20 seats and the Republicans 15 in the state Senate as the parties compete for control of the chamber.
Job-bias information a joint effort
posted: 03/04/2012 4:06 a.m. Discuss
Knowing when workplace rights are being violated can sometimes be confusing, even for lifelong American citizens.
Candidate filings for state and federal offices
posted: 03/04/2012 4:04 a.m. Discuss
These candidates filed for state and federal offices: DEMOCRATS President President Barack Obama, Chicago. John Wolfe, 54, Chattanooga, Tenn., lawyer. U.S. House of Representatives 1st District State Rep. Clark Hall, 64, Marvell, retired farmer. Gary Latanich, 63, Jonesboro, economist. Scott Ellington, 48, Jonesboro, attorney.
Filings for Pulaski County offices
posted: 03/04/2012 4:04 a.m. Discuss
This is a list of candidates for offices in Pulaski County. D denotes Democrat, R denotes Republican and I denotes independent. The party primary and nonpartisan judicial election will be held May 22. The general election and any judicial runoffs will be Nov. 6. Party primary candidates Assessor Assessor Janet Troutman Ward (D) Circuit/County Clerk Circuit Clerk Larry Crane (D) County Judge Judge Floyd “Buddy” Villines (D)
