Sen. Joyce Elliott was the second Black graduate of her newly integrated high school. If elected, she’ll be the first Black lawmaker Arkansas sends to Congress.
Channel 4 reports that City Manager Bruce Moore has demanded security measures at the Forest Place apartments on North University after at least the eighth fire at the big complext in recent months.
The line is open. Closing out:
* THE FRAUD OF VOTER FRAUD BILLS: Virginia is poised to adopt a voter ID bill on the heels of news that there's no evidence — none — of any cases of at-the-poll fraudulent voter IDs.
Little Rock Police Chief Stuart Thomas personally delivered word to the Occupy Little Rock encampment at 4th and Ferry Streets this evening that a city permit for the occupation, previously open-ended would not be extended past May 16.
Members of the committee that will oversee the expenditure of Little Rock's new penny sales tax haven't been named (though I've got a question in to City Manager Bruce Moore about the nominees) but the committee does have its own logo and name: CENT, Citizen Evaluation of New Tax.
City Manager Bruce Moore called this morning to say he would release the proposed new ward boundary map this morning in response to three days of complaints by me that the city was violating the FOI in withholding the information.
Nobody would put a figure on the amount of new sales tax revenue Little Rock would need to pull itself out of the hole it will find itself in next year if nothing is done.
Kathy Wellls provides a detailed report on last night's presentation of the proposed 2011 Little Rock budget ($139 million) by City Manager Bruce Moore.