Catching up on a few items
Public hearing on proposed SWEPCO rate increase
Public Service Commissioners Paul Suskie and Butch Reeves came down to Hope last Thursday to conduct a hearing on the proposed SWEPCO rate increase. Not many agin-ers showed -- eleven people spoke, all saying they were in favor of the increase. The proposal would increase base rates for residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $3.84 per month beginning Nov. 25. A final evidentiary hearing on the proposed rate increase will be conducted Nov. 2 in Little Rock at the PSC office.
Heller & The Second Amendment Moving Forward
I moderated a program on gun rights on Friday, which turned out to be one of the most interesting programs I've seen on the subject. I sat between Vandy Law Professor/trial lawyer David Smith and pro-gun attorney Alan Gura, and the discussion did become heated at times. Gura opined on several issues, including the guns in church legislation that was debated earlier this year in the Arkansas General Assembly. He declared that guns in church goes back to colonial times and that it shouldn't be a controversial matter. Smith, on the other hand, described some of the issues being debated as "bizarre."
81st State Chamber of Commerce/AIA Annual Meeting
The State Chamber/AIA is holding its annual meeting today at the Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock. Sen. Blanche Lincoln gave the keynote, and others speaking include Congressmen Ross and Snyder and Governor Beebe.
Public Service Commissioners Paul Suskie and Butch Reeves came down to Hope last Thursday to conduct a hearing on the proposed SWEPCO rate increase. Not many agin-ers showed -- eleven people spoke, all saying they were in favor of the increase. The proposal would increase base rates for residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $3.84 per month beginning Nov. 25. A final evidentiary hearing on the proposed rate increase will be conducted Nov. 2 in Little Rock at the PSC office.
Heller & The Second Amendment Moving Forward
I moderated a program on gun rights on Friday, which turned out to be one of the most interesting programs I've seen on the subject. I sat between Vandy Law Professor/trial lawyer David Smith and pro-gun attorney Alan Gura, and the discussion did become heated at times. Gura opined on several issues, including the guns in church legislation that was debated earlier this year in the Arkansas General Assembly. He declared that guns in church goes back to colonial times and that it shouldn't be a controversial matter. Smith, on the other hand, described some of the issues being debated as "bizarre."
81st State Chamber of Commerce/AIA Annual Meeting
The State Chamber/AIA is holding its annual meeting today at the Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock. Sen. Blanche Lincoln gave the keynote, and others speaking include Congressmen Ross and Snyder and Governor Beebe.
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