Priorities
John Brummett has been writing about the unsuccessful effort to wrest a few dollars out of the real estate transfer tax to care for the homeless. I'm reminded of this as I continue to peruse the list of legislation proposed to spend the $900 million surplus. Sen. Jim Hill got $200,000 to build an elevator at War Memorial Stadium. Gov. Mike Beebe's list -- again subject to the caveat that those expenditures approved for him are discretionary -- includes $700,000 to renovate restrooms and concession stands at the football stadium and $5 million for stadium remodeling, nearly $6 million in authorization altogether.
Woo Pig.
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>$700,000 to renovate restrooms and concession stands at the football stadium and $5 million for stadium remodeling, nearly $6 million in authorization altogether.<
We must pay homage to the state's religion-- atheletics. At least the good guv had the heart to spend $2mill on mental health facilities, just one time of course. He and leggies are just beggin for our Supremes to step in with a Lakeview version of mental health care.
click blue.
Noted Chickendale's Jon Woods racking up back-home brownie points with his ill-fated bill (HB 2779) for transporting illegal immigrants or harboring them too. Won't area slumlords love that one.
Front page story on Chickendale version of The Morning News.
story here: http://www.nwaonline.net/articles
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March 30, 2007 02:44 PM