The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Monday, December 10, 2007

Monday in Arkansas

Today's legislative calendar
TimeCommitteeRoomAgenda
10:00 a.m.Public Health, Welfare & Labor151Click here
1:30 p.m.Task Force on Substance Abuse Treatment151Click here
1:30 p.m.Advanced Comm./Information Technology149Click here
2:00 p.m.Public Retirement/Social Security Programs171Click here


Around Arkansas today
TimePlaceEvent
9:30 a.m.North Little RockAARCD Annual Meeting


Today's District Calendar (and other events in the area)
TimePlaceEvent
6:00 p.m.TASD Admin Bldg.Task Force on Facilities
6:00 p.m.600 WalnutLiteracy Council Christmas Open House


Today's national news New York Times: Putin Supports First Deputy as Successor
Washington Post: Hoyer Is Proof of Earmarks' Endurance
Washington Post: A weekly roundup of the buzz from the Sunday talk shows
Los Angeles Times: Gov.'s travel expenses murky
Houston Chronicle: Texas aims to close students' skill gap
Denver Post: Gunman fires on parishoners
Reuters: Police look for links in church killings

News from around the region Dallas Morning News: State to test program to stop uninsured drivers
Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee will lose nuclear landfill
Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Chaisson jumps to top spot in Louisiana Senate
OK City Oklahoman: Minimal budget growth seen for fiscal year 2009
Hattiesburg American: Beef plant politicians suffer no fallout

Today's Arkansas news Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Beebe cuts use of state police’s airplane
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Arkansas inmate suicide rate highest since ’01
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Prosecutor Deen gets name populating death row
Stephens DC Bureau: Energy bill stalls in Senate
Associated Press: 2 years after Sup. Ct. decision, wineries fight shipping laws
Associated Press: $2.7M chancellor's house to be completed soon at UA
Associated Press: Little River Co. woman raises money in memory of son annually
Associated Press: Home-schooled students learn science at Hot Springs campus

Local news from around Arkansas Arkadelphia Daily Siftings Herald: 3 finalists for HSU President
Texarkana Gazette: City’s finance director slot still vacant
Texarkana Gazette: Opportunities for a better place
Searcy Daily Citizen: County attracts 70 gas-related companies
NWA Morning News: Prairie Grove, Valley View Voters To Decide Annexation
Benton County Daily Record: Pryor working on consumer protection
Benton County Daily Record: Treatment plant could get more office space
Jonesboro Sun: ASU gets approval for new overpass
Pine Bluff Commercial: Jail, jury money on Jeff. Co. Quorum Court agenda
Hope Star: Board happy
Batesville Daily Guard: Ark. survivors to be honored at Capitol (Fri.)

Today's Arkansas commentary Arkansas Democrat Gazette: UofA, Inc.
John Brummett: Gomer Pyle and the GOP
Texarkana Gazette: Evolving standards
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Breakdown
NWA Morning News: Wyoming A Pioneer In Voting
Pat Lynch: No religious tests?