Walmsley pushes half percent sales tax cut proposal
Arkansas senator Bill Walmsley Batesville introduced a bill to cut the sales tax from 3 percent to 2 1/2 percent as an alternative to Gov. Pryor's $55 million income tax cut. Walmsley frames the move as regressive versus progressive, tied to the governor's plan pending legislative action.
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Little Rock
Bill Walmsley
Batesville
David Pryor
Walmsley
Pryor
Legislaure
Lloyd George
Danville
Legislative Joint Budget Committee
Tommy Mitchum
Carolyn Pollan
Fort Smith
Sturgis Miller
Pine Bluff
Paul Benham
Marianna
Eugene Warren
State Medical Board
Warren
Petition Urges Pryor to Appoint 2nd District to Highway Commission
A petition signed by 37 state lawmakers was to be delivered to Gov. Pryor urging the appointment of a 2nd Congressional District resident to the Highway Commission. Rep. Bobby Glover said 10 senators and 27 representatives signed. The 2nd District currently has no representation and Chairman Lawrence Blackwell’s term ends Friday.
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Little Rock
David Pryor
Highway Commission
Bobby Glover
Carlisle
AHC
Lawrence Blackwell
Pine Bluff
Glover
Tillar
Jack Gibson
Pryor
Lions White Cane Days urged for sight projects
The Hope Lions Club and 7000 Arkansas Lions conduct White Cane Days to raise funds for sight conservation. Donors receive a white cane sticker showing support for local projects including eyeglasses for the needy, the Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind, and the Eye and Kidney Bank.
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Terri Whitfield
Center
Benton
Arkansas Enterprises For the Blind
Joyce McCormack
Charles M. Jefferies
Little Rock
Arkansas Lions
Hope
Hope Eoeing Lions Club
Arkansas Lions Club
Arkansans
Lions
The
Eye and Kidney
Senate approves bill to put opticians under state board
The Arkansas Senate approved SB 48 24 to 5 to place opticians under an optometrists board. Rep. Boyce Alford and Sen. Knox Nelson led the measure with amendments to limit scope and exclude physicians and some medical doctors. Opponents warned of higher eyeglass prices and loss of competition. supporters cited modernization and consumer protections. The bill moves to the House for consideration.
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Stanley Russ
Conway
Russ
Morriston
Knox Nelson
Pine Bluff
State Public Service Commission
Little Rock
Joe Ford
Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General's Office
Commerce Department
Atty
Jim Guy Tucker
Clarence Cash
Cash
Tucker
Walmsley
Ralph Patterson
North Little Rock
Boyce Alford
Senate
Alford
House
Paul Benham
Marianna
David Pryor
Optometry Board
Albert Koenig
Fort Smith
Arkansas Medical Society
Gaither C. Johnston
Hot Springs
Arkansas Ophthalmology Association
Rosie Rhodes
Arkansas Association of Dispensing Opticians
Joe Mourot
Oden Optical Co
Mourot
Southeastern Optical Wholesalers Association
Arkansas
Atlantic
Willard Johnson
Arkansas Community Organizations For Reform Now
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Hanes
Style
Dantvunce
Hee
Toe
Willard
Dorothy Gray
Verious
Pure Petroleum
Jelly Aqs
Optician
Johnson
John Pryor
Arkansas Association of Retired Persons
National Retired Teachers Association
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