Thursday, March 23, 2006
Thursday roundup
If there is a special session in April, the Governor will be backing a new law to ban indoor smoking at all public places, including businesses and restaurants.
The current issue of Time magazine features a four page spread on Governor Huckabee’s health initiatives.
State Senator Shane Broadway tells Pat Lynch on WAI that Thursday of next week is probably the absolute deadline for lawmakers to reach “consensus” in time for the Governor to call a special session to begin on April 3.
Woodrow Anderson III, a 33-year-old Fort Smith businessman, intends to file next week as a Democratic candidate in the third Congressional district. An infantry officer in the Army Reserve, Anderson says he decided to enter politics while attending a recent reserve officers‚ conference in Washington, D.C. “A lot of us are unhappy with where the country is going,” Anderson says.
Congressman Marion Berry has been tapped to deliver the Democratic response to President Bush's weekly radio address on Saturday morning. Berry plans to talk about Medicare Reform,
An effort by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to enter the banking arena is being met by a barrage of criticism from community bankers nationwide who fear the world's largest retailer will run them out of business and blur the historic line between banking and commerce.
Springdale is considering renaming the Grove Street Park after Erin Hamley, who was shot and killed March 7 along U.S. 412 in Benton County by an Arkansas State Police trooper in a case of mistaken identity
A bouncer at a Dickson Street nightclub has sued two former Razorback football players over an alleged "sucker punch" last month. Ben Hicks filed suit Wednesday against Ahmad Carroll and Dedrick Poole seeking more than $2 million in actual and punitive damages. Hicks to have suffered permanent damages.
Little Rock police are investigating the 17th homicide so far this year.
April Edwards of Evening Shade is accused of trying to kill her two-month old baby inside Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The 18-year old mother had taken her baby girl to Children's Hospital, saying her baby wasn't breathing and had turned blue. The hospital staff stabilized the child. But four days later, police say the woman tried to suffocate her baby. Hospital personnel reportedly saw the mother place her hands over the baby’s mouth from cameras in the room.
A tip prompted Paragould police reopen the investigation into the 2004 fire that caused the death of 84 year old Everett Smith. Two men, one of whom is Smith’s grandson, are facing manslaughter charges since authorities have determined that the blaze started when a meth lab exploded.
A proposed pilot project to reward some Little Rock School District teachers with bonuses of up to $10,000 for the academic gains of their pupils will go to a vote of elementary classroom teachers Friday — many of whom will first watch a video advocating the project at mandatory meetings at their schools.
The National Football League and Mississippi state officials finalized a deal Wednesday for the New Orleans Saints to host the Indianapolis Colts in an Aug. 26 game at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson.
The current issue of Time magazine features a four page spread on Governor Huckabee’s health initiatives.
State Senator Shane Broadway tells Pat Lynch on WAI that Thursday of next week is probably the absolute deadline for lawmakers to reach “consensus” in time for the Governor to call a special session to begin on April 3.
Woodrow Anderson III, a 33-year-old Fort Smith businessman, intends to file next week as a Democratic candidate in the third Congressional district. An infantry officer in the Army Reserve, Anderson says he decided to enter politics while attending a recent reserve officers‚ conference in Washington, D.C. “A lot of us are unhappy with where the country is going,” Anderson says.
Congressman Marion Berry has been tapped to deliver the Democratic response to President Bush's weekly radio address on Saturday morning. Berry plans to talk about Medicare Reform,
An effort by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to enter the banking arena is being met by a barrage of criticism from community bankers nationwide who fear the world's largest retailer will run them out of business and blur the historic line between banking and commerce.
Springdale is considering renaming the Grove Street Park after Erin Hamley, who was shot and killed March 7 along U.S. 412 in Benton County by an Arkansas State Police trooper in a case of mistaken identity
A bouncer at a Dickson Street nightclub has sued two former Razorback football players over an alleged "sucker punch" last month. Ben Hicks filed suit Wednesday against Ahmad Carroll and Dedrick Poole seeking more than $2 million in actual and punitive damages. Hicks to have suffered permanent damages.
Little Rock police are investigating the 17th homicide so far this year.
April Edwards of Evening Shade is accused of trying to kill her two-month old baby inside Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The 18-year old mother had taken her baby girl to Children's Hospital, saying her baby wasn't breathing and had turned blue. The hospital staff stabilized the child. But four days later, police say the woman tried to suffocate her baby. Hospital personnel reportedly saw the mother place her hands over the baby’s mouth from cameras in the room.
A tip prompted Paragould police reopen the investigation into the 2004 fire that caused the death of 84 year old Everett Smith. Two men, one of whom is Smith’s grandson, are facing manslaughter charges since authorities have determined that the blaze started when a meth lab exploded.
A proposed pilot project to reward some Little Rock School District teachers with bonuses of up to $10,000 for the academic gains of their pupils will go to a vote of elementary classroom teachers Friday — many of whom will first watch a video advocating the project at mandatory meetings at their schools.
The National Football League and Mississippi state officials finalized a deal Wednesday for the New Orleans Saints to host the Indianapolis Colts in an Aug. 26 game at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson.
