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Eventually, the creation science bill was declared unconstitutional by Judge Bill Overton, who did a masterly job at the trial and wrote a clear, compelling opinion saying the bill required the teaching of religion, not science, and therefore breached the Constitutions wall between church and stateAttorney General Steve Clark declined to appeal the decision
Frank White had problems that went beyond the legislative sessionHis worst move was sending prospective appointees for the Public Service Commission to be interviewed by the Arkansas Power and Light Company, which had been seeking substantial increases in utility rates for the last few yearsWhen the story came out, the press pounded the governor over itPeoples electric rates were going up far more steeply than the car tags hadNow they had a governor who wanted to give APL prior approval of the people who would decide whether or not the company got to raise its rates even higher
Then there were the verbal gaffesWhen the governor |
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