Arkansas Senate expense bill faces House amendments
The Arkansas Senate approved an expense bill 277 to 4, aiming to cap contingent expenses at 315 dollars weekly, with mileage and per diem later limited by law. The House bill totals 45700 dollars and sets contingent expenses at 908 dollars per week, per diem at 20 dollars daily, and mileage at the state employee rate of 13 cents per mile. Rep. W F Foster will attach Howell drafted amendment to fix omissions when the House considers the measure.
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Arkansas lawmaker moves to protect barber poles in cities
Rep Bill Beaumont of Little Rock proposes a bill to prevent cities from banning traditional rotating barber poles, citing them as American tradition and not traffic hazards. He traces the idea to a past ban on rotating lighted signs and says the issue should not spark much controversy.
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Arkansas lawmaker pushes steep penalties for music piracy
Rep. John W. Hill Ramsey of Prairie Grove sponsors House Bill 7 to raise first offense fines to 25000 and up to 100000 with three years prison for subsequent offenses. The bill would repeal Act 76 of 1971 and ban copying distributing selling of commercial compositions except for personal noncommercial copies. Ramsey notes strong support from musicians including Kenny O Dell and says piracy harms artists who lose profits to low cost equipment and high demand. Cosponsor Rep. Tom Collier of Newport backs the bill.
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Arkansas bill would extend municipal property taxes until changed
SB 58 proposed by Sen. Jerry Bookout would keep bills such as library, bond, and police pension taxes in effect until the governing body adopts an ordinance or resolution. The Arkansas Municipal League backs eliminating the need for formal continuance acts to avoid clerks failing to enact ongoing tax levies. The measure faces questions about use of surpluses and potential test cases.
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Bill targets blue laws and franchise rights in Arkansas
A stack of state bills covers Sunday sales bans, franchiseholder protections, and penalties for hot tax evasion. Rainwater seeks court review rights if franchises are withdrawn and Walmsley pushes for consumer representation on state boards. Other measures address weigh station stops for empty trucks and punch card voting.
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Arkansas Senate proposes lower juvenile age under new code
Senate Bill 52 would cut juvenile court jurisdiction to age 12 or younger, switch bracket for 13 to 18 to 13 to 18, and adjust felon y penalties. It keeps A and B classes, raises C to two to 10 years, D to up to five, and rewrites habitual offender penalties with two groups based on four felonies or fewer.
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Judge sets deadline for Texas utility plan
An administrative law judge in Washington set February 15 as the deadline for Central and South West Corp to provide a concrete outline of plans to link its Texas and Oklahoma facilities. The order comes amid SEC proceedings on whether changes in operating methods place the four utilities under or beyond federal jurisdiction.
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Pryor Family Attends Governor's Inaugural Address
Barbara Pryor reunited with husband Gov. David Pryor at the legislature in Little Rock for his inaugural address. She appeared with their three sons David Jr 17 Mark 14 and Scott 10 in the official escort to the podium. The governor declined to comment on her attendance.
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