The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Wednesday in Arkansas

Today's Arkansas Calendar
Today's legislative calendar
TimeCommitteePlaceAgenda
9:00 a.m.Joint Adequacy Evaluation Oversight171Click here
10:00 a.m.Substance Abuse Prevention T.F.130Click here
1:00 p.m.Agriculture, Forestry, Econ. Dev.Arkansas CityClick here

Governor's Calendar
TimeEventPlace
6:00 p.m.Arkansas Heritage Month Kick-off ReceptionOld State House

Today in the Arkansas Judiciary
CourtOral ArgumentsToday's Opinions
Supreme CourtNo hearings todayNo opinions released today
Court of AppealsMcCourt Manufacturing v. RycroftClick here (after 11:00 a.m.)

Around Arkansas today
TimePlaceEvent
6:00 p.m.Old State HouseArk Politics: A Circus Hitched to a Tornado

Today's District Calendar (and other events in the area)
TimePlaceEvent
7:00 p.m.FairgroundsRingling Brothers Circus

Today's national news Philadelphia Inquirer: With Clinton's win, doubts on Obama
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Clinton wins in Pennsylvania
New York Times: With Clear Victory, She Has Rationale to Fight On
Wall Street Journal: Clinton Wins Pennsylvania
Washington Post: Obama's Gloves Are Off -- And May Need to Stay Off
Los Angeles Times: Clinton stays alive with win in Pennsylvania
Houston Chronicle: 'The tide is turning,' victorious Clinton says
Chicago Tribune: Spinning Pennsylvania
Reuters: Clinton wins Pennsylvania

Today's Arkansas news Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Argue: 245 districts is too many
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Shippers look at ‘green’ options
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Arkansas women take hit in life-expectancy data
Ark. News Bureau: Argue: State should have more control of local school funding
Ark. News Bureau: Schools lacking in sex education, former surgeon general says
Ark. News Bureau: Larger percentage of Arkansans filling Chesapeake jobs
Associated Press: Business leaders say Ark. economy has its strong points
Associated Press: Argue: Ark. needs bigger say in local school spending
Associated Press: Project for Batesville students mixes horses, reading
Associated Press: Arkansas uses program to check faces for ID cards

Today's Arkansas commentary Arkansas Democrat Gazette: That buzzing noise
Paul Greenberg: Mail from all over
Brenda Blagg: Midland Gets Off List
David Sanders: Mike Huckabee being steered toward 2012 race
Meredith Oakley: No mystery in tax
Gene Lyons: Superdelegates shouldn’t ignore the odds
Vic Harville cartoon