Ross to host healthcare roundtable discussion in Texarkana today

Congressman Mike Ross will host a roundtable discussion and listening session on the topic of health care today in Texarkana. I'll attend, as will other local representatives from the small business, health care and manufacturing industries in southwestern Arkansas. Follow me on Twitter for the 2:00 event. Elsewhere today, I'll be attending a ribbon cutting on the Arkansas-side and an event on the Texas-side for manufacturer Alcoa, which is in the process of idling its plant. Tonight, the Texarkana Arkansas School District will hold a Stimulus Plan Community Meeting at 7 p.m. at Arkansas High School.

Elsewhere today, Governor Mike Beebe will join U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Cathy Zoi on a tour of the old Dillard's building on West Capitol in Little Rock, which is being renovated to become State agency offices. U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln will meet with Arkansans at events in Springdale, Hot Springs, Benton, and Little Rock today.