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Legislature meets in the snow; mischief possible. Cut unemployment benefits; harm asbestos-injured; cut Bart Hester's tax bill

The legislature is meeting this morning and that only increases opportunity for mischief. Harming workers and helping Bart Hester's billboard business, among other items, are on the agenda.
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Gay discrimination sponsors change message in face of backlash to bigotry

I don't know why reporters let Rep. Bob Ballinger get away with lying about his anti-gay HB 1228.
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House passes bill to protect gay discrimination

The House today completed legislative action on Sen. Bart Hester's bill to protect the ability to legally discriminate against gay people.

Anti-gay bill passes Senate; Democratic Party objects

Leadership of the Arkansas Democratic Party today announced its opposition to Sen. Bart Hester's bill to preserve legal discrimination against gay people. It was passed shortly after by the Senate, with three Democrats in support.
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'Pro-discrimination' bill passes Senate committee UPDATE

SB 202, Sen. Bart Hester's bill to deny cities the right to pass their own anti-discrimination ordinance, passed out of the Senate committee on City, County and Local affairs this morning on a roll call vote, 4-2.

Stodola opposes Hester bill on gay discrimination ordinance, at least to a degree

Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola expressed opposition to me yesterday to Sen. Bart Hester's bill to prevent cities from passing laws to protect LGBT people from discrimination. He didn't go as far as I would have gone.
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More criticism of bill to protect discrimination against gay people

The Stonewall Democrats have issued a statement criticizing Sen. Bart Hester's bill to protect discrimination against gay people. They're likely to be lonely in finding supporters in the Arkansas legislature.

Hester files promised pro-gay-discrimination bill UPDATE

Sen. Bart Hester filed his promised legislation today to be sure that cities don't pass laws that would prohibit discrimination against gay people.
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Alderman says he'll try again for Fayetteville civil rights ordinance

Fayetteville Alderman Matt Petty says he'll try again to pass a city civil rights ordinance that extends some protections to LGBT people.

Republicans: the scaredy-cat party

The agenda of the rising Republican Party reflects the close of Carl Sandburg's poem about exceptionalism (and ignores the hubris). We are "the greatest nation. Nothing like us ever was." But if we are so great, why are they so scared?
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Ghost of the Mariel boatlift — Bart Hester raises alarm about immigrants coming to Arkansas

A Republican legislator wants to know if Gov. Mike Beebe knows of any federal plans to put Central American immigrants in Arkansas. Answer: No.

Legislative money grubbing begins

The Democrat-Gazette reported this morning that legislators are greedily eying a state surplus in the $100 million range for their pet projects. A few quick thoughts on that and a hypocrite of the day nomination:
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