Public may need better notification of rules changes, senator says By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - Legislators may want to look at whether state agencies are doing enough to notify the public before making changes to regulations, a state senator says.
Grocery tax repeal no sure thing, Beebe says By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Gov.-elect Mike Beebe said Thursday that removing the state sales tax from groceries could be a tough sell in the upcoming legislative session.
Survey says freshmen not prepared for college By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Nearly half of Arkansas college professors who teach freshman-level courses are not satisfied with the work their first-year students are doing, according to survey results released Wednesday.
All events listed in 8 Days a Week are open to the public. To submit a listing, send to FFW, P.O. Box 843, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Submissions must be received by noon Thursday for the following Thursday. Submissions are printed on a space available basis. Photographs and art are also considered.
Council seeks to raise state road funding By Jason Wiest LITTLE ROCK - A group that advocates road improvements launched a highway needs awareness campaign Tuesday and said it would seek a new highway construction bond program in the upcoming legislative session.
Don't extend Lake View case, Supreme Court urged By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Extending the Lake View school funding case would violate the separation of powers doctrine in the Arkansas Constitution, the state attorney general's office argued Monday in briefs filed with the state Supreme Court.
Sales tax on groceries, everything else, a hot topic in '07 Legislature By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - The state sales tax - the one Gov.-elect Mike Beebe wants to phase out on groceries and eliminate on utilities used by industry - is likely to be a major topic of the next legislative session in January.
What is the true meaning of Christmas? Sun DVD columnist Bruce Kirkland says it must be about giving and hopefully receiving DVDs. Here are his suggestions for that ultimate present: