Benton County legislative forum

Candidates in the Republican primaries for House districts 95 and 99 met at a forum yesterday sponsored by the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. Here's how the candidates would've voted on the recently-passed severance tax:

HD95 candidate Duncan Baird (R-Lowell): Against
HD95 candidate Linda Bisbee (R-Rogers): For

HD99 candidate Vickey Boozman (R-Cave Springs): Against
HD99 candidate Tim Summers (R-Bentonville): For

Baird and Bisbee also differed on ethics reform. Click here for Laura Kellams' report.