Legislative session convenes in one week

News on the upcoming session is ramping up, but the blog will be fairly slow this week -- I'm in court everyday this week somewhere and will working late into the night trying to wrap up loose ends before next Monday. The blog will be in full gear beginning Monday. Here are a few headlines from today and over the weekend:

Baxter Bulletin: Another way to 'lock up' drunk drivers
Arkansas News Bureau: State Highway Budget Tight; Funding Sought
Arkansas Business: Higher Ed Chief: End 'Arms Race', Wants Lawmakers To Lower Cap on College-Funded Aid
Associated Press: Lottery top issue for incoming Ark. House speaker
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: New leader in House follows beat of his own
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: New chief of Senate a legislator for 14 years
Jonesboro Sun: Lawmakers consider domestic violence bills
Arkansas News Bureau: Key players in '09 session have clashed in past
Carroll County News: King enters 87th General Assembly as House Minority Leader

And here's a legislative preview from Roby Brock, which includes interviews with Governor Beebe, Senate Pro Tem Johnson and Speaker Wills.