Commission debates where to build Arkansas Capitol's upcoming 'monument to the unborn' yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Proposals for the $55,000 Arkansas memorial include a bronze statue of a blindfolded baby, an empty tomb and a monument incorporating facts about children in the care system.
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge plans to use money obtained through lawsuit settlements to fund weapon detection systems at the east and west entrances to the state Capitol to replace the existing metal detectors, Rutledge spokeswoman Amanda Priest said Thursday.
Attorney Phillip Treat has been hired to be the Arkansas Senate s new legal counsel and Zachary Rogers, who has worked in higher education circles, has been hired as the assistant to the Senate president pro tempore for the 94th General Assembly.