On tap today

The ALC/JBC hearings at the Capitol will cover some substantial budget requests today beginning at 9:00 a.m.:

• All Constitutional Offices
• Governor's Mansion
• Supreme Court
• Court of Appeals
• Circuit Courts
• Administrative Office of the Courts
• Prosecutor Coordinator's Office
• Legislative Audit
• Bureau of Legislative Researh
• Ethics Commission
• Election Commissioners
• County Aid
• Municipal Aid

I'll report from the hearings, but most of these will ultimately be referred to subcommittees. Still, the budgets will be presented and debated today. I'll likely miss the presentation on the Board of Finance since I'll be in a meeting to discuss the governor's proposal to split the five-employee Arkansas Geographic Information Office from the Department of Information Systems in order to become its own agency.