Wednesday pictures

Here are pictures from various events around the state today. DPA Chairman Bill Gwatney held a press conference at Noon today at "Testament," the tribute to the Little Rock Nine on the Capitol grounds, to make the largest donation in the history of the Democratic Party of Arkansas to the Central High Integration and Anniversary Commission.

Over in North Little Rock, the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association has convened for its annual meeting. I spoke to the group this morning and discussed the current state of health insurance premiums for retired teachers in Arkansas.



Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman made a stop in Texarkana this morning as part of her statewide tour to answer insurance questions, including those relating to Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage Plans. The tour has received a lot of publicity, and I'll be writing more in the coming days on problems affecting Medicare Advantage Plans in Arkansas and what the Arkansas Insurance Commission and the Ark. Attorney General's office is doing to address these problems. My ace roving reporter covered this meeting. Here's my mom with Commissioner Bowman: