2009 session: smokes, lottery tickets and rubber stamps.A COMPOSITE SKETCH OF THE cently concluded 87th General assembly might contain just three simple images: A cigarette, a lottery ticket and a rubber stamp. Smokers will pay out the "butt" for cigarettes, Arkansas will soon have a lottery, and Gov. Mike Beebe's legislative package was rubber-stamped through the Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. like an opposing guard through the Hogs' most recent half-court defense. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , quickly and without much opposition. The tobacco tax, the foundation of Beebe's agenda, was rolled out with much fanfare and guided through the House and Senate by agreeable legislators with House Speaker Robbie Wills in the lead. It raised the tax on a pack of cigarettes in Arkansas by 56 cents. Throw in federal taxes, and Arkansas smokers now pay more than $1 in taxes for a pack of smokes. The tax was projected to generate about $86 million in revenue and fund a statewide trauma system A Trauma System is an organized and coordinated plan within a region that delivers the full range of care to injured patients. It often consists of a trauma center that provides a higher level of specialty care. External link
v. A past tense and a past participle of shrink. shrunk Verb a past tense and past participle of shrink shrunk, shrunken shrink to $72 million. Lawmakers approved a third of the state's $300 billion surplus to plug such holes. Arkansas voters overwhelmingly approved a lottery last fall, and legislation making it a reality while allocating its revenue to college scholarships was passed. The nine-member lottery commission, made up of three appointees each from Beebe, Wills and Senate President Bob Johnson Bob Johnson may refer to:
While the tobacco tax and the lottery garnered most of the headlines, lawmakers tackled other notable issues as well, ranging from partial-birth abortion partial-birth abortion n. A late-term abortion, especially one in which a viable fetus is partially delivered through the cervix before being extracted. Not in technical use. to drivers who text. By Mark Carter mcarter@abpg.com |
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