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Representative Mayberry Files First Pro-Life Bill of Session

Jan 17, 2013JerryAbortion, Legislation, LegislatureAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Legislation, Legislature, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

Rep. Andy Mayberry (R-Hensley) has filed the first pro-life bill of the session.

H.B. 1037, also known as the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, prohibits abortion once an unborn child is capable of feeling pain—roughly twenty weeks into a pregnancy—except to save the life of the mother or prevent “substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.”

The bill has more than fifty sponsors in the House of Representatives, meaning if it makes it out of the House Public Health Committee, it is bound to pass the entire House.

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For “Fiscal” Session, Lot of Non-Budget Items Filed

Feb 14, 2012JerryLegislatureArkansas Legislature, Legislation, Legislature

Four years ago, Arkansans approved a ballot issue authorizing the Arkansas Legislature to meet every year instead of every other year.

The idea was that lawmakers would use sessions during odd-number years to pass legislation and outline fiscal policy, and meet during the even-number years (like this year) to focus exclusively on the state’s budget and make fiscal appropriations. The past two years, that has worked just fine. This year, however, things are a little different.

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Under HJR1005, Lottery Could Take in Less, Pay Out More

Mar 8, 2011JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Legislature, Arkansas Lottery, Legislation

A couple of weeks ago we wrote a blog post about how much money the typical lottery player is spending on lottery tickets in Arkansas. We’ve also written extensively about Rep. Clemmer’s amendment requiring the Arkansas Lottery to allocate at least 35% of its revenue for scholarships—currently the Lottery only pays out about 21.5%. We also told you about Louisiana’s lottery, which brought in about $100 million less in 2010 than Arkansas’ lottery did during its first 12 months, but still paid out almost $30 million more for education than Arkansas did for scholarships. Here are a few follow-up stats on what Arkansas can expect if it follows in Louisiana’s footsteps by enacting Rep. Clemmer’s amendment.

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