Thursday in Arkansas

Lots going on in and out of the Capitol today. Outside of the legislative calendar, here are a few items on today's schedule:

All Day: Water, Energy and the Environment Day (Capitol)
All Day: Developmental Disabilities Providers Association Day (Capitol)
12:00: Drew Westen and the Political Brain (Clinton School) (Click for previous blog post on Westen)
5:30: Bill Gwatney introduced into the UALR Sports Hall of Fame (Alltel) - Gov attending
6:00: Turkish Airlines Remembrance Dinner (Turkish Cultural Center, LR)
6:30: Little River Co. Chamber of Commerce Banquet (CCCUA-Ashdown)
7:00: Miller Co. NAACP Banquet (Texarkana) -- I'm speaking

I'll post some of the legislative debates likely to take place in the "A" committees in a bit. On the floor at 1:30, I'll be presenting the fire safe cigarette bill, and a couple of others of note include Lindsley Smith's atty's fee reimbursement bill for "substantially" prevailing in a FOIA claim and Sen. Wilkins' bill to restructure the MLK Commission (to be presented by Rep. Hardy).

For the first time since the session started, I found some time this morning to squeeze in a haircut. It's been several weeks, and if I go much longer, my bangs'll be competing with Rod Blagojevich. I've got a lunch-time appointment prior to the Westen event with Ben, my old barber in Morrison's in the basement of the Regions building.