The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Friday, December 14, 2007

Friday in Arkansas

Today's legislative calendar
TimeCommitteeRoomAgenda
9:00 a.m.Legislative Joint Auditing171Click here


Governor's Calendar
TimeEventPlace
10:30 a.m.Governor’s Roundtable on Health CareCapitol


Today's District Calendar (and other events in the area)
TimePlaceEvent
7:00 p.m.NorthridgeHoliday party honoring Wadley Board, Foundation & Guild


Today's national news New York Times: Steroid Report Cites ‘Collective Failure’
Des Moines Register: Democrats debate in Iowa for final time
Bloomberg: New Jersey Legislature votes to end death penalty
Wall Street Journal: Citigroup to Bail Out Seven SIVs
Washington Post: What Obama got wrong
Los Angeles Times: Lawmakers' warning: Tax increases ahead
Houston Chronicle: Energy bill to boost mileage standards
Reuters: Mitchell Report may not have shut door on steroid use

News from around the region New Orleans Times Picayune: Testing of FEMA Trailers to Begin Next Week
San Antonio Express-News: Don't blame Perry for limited tax cut
Knoxville News Sentinel: Tax on developers no go
The Oklahoman: Legislators looking for prison solutions
Jackson Clarion-Ledger: Smoking: State should be leader in prevention
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blunt proposes death penalty for raping children under 12

Today's Arkansas news Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Call to pull no-bid law falls flat with legislators
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Climate commission enlists consultants
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Mom of victim assails Huckabee in YouTube video
Ark. News Bureau: Governor names health care panel members
Ark. News Bureau: Beebe returns to roots, sign unveiled marking birthplace
Ark. News Bureau: McDaniel seeks permission to file in Oklahoma case
Ark. News Bureau: Panel discusses no-bid contracts
Ark. News Bureau: Global Warming Commission hires consulting group
Ark. News Bureau (Th.): Med school plans still face $5 million-plus gap
Stephens DC Bureau: Arkansans talk for, against Huckabee in Iowa
Stephens DC Bureau: Senate rejects farm payment limit reduction
Associated Press: Ron Paul brings Ark lawmakers critical of Huckabee to Iowa
Associated Press: State panel on global warming agrees to hire consultant