The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Legislative announcements, honors

Rep. Bubba Powers (D-Hope) announces on his blog today that he'll be making a formal announcement for his re-election bid soon. He knows of no opposition, but they'd have an uphill battle. In 2006, Powers won by a wider margin (78% - 22%) than any other legislative candidate in Arkansas.

• On Thursday, April 3, the Northwest Arkansas Community College Foundation will honor Rep. Horace Hardwick (R-Bentonville), who serves as a current member of the NWACC Foundation and is a past member of the NWACC Board of Trustees. He'll receive one of three Quality of Life Awards at the Fifth Annual NWACC Foundation Gala.

• Sen. Dave Bisbee's years of public service in the Arkansas Legislature will come to an end this year because of term limits. The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce wished him well Thursday night and thanked him for his years of service by giving him the Dick Trammel Good Neighbor Award. Here's the article.