LITTLE ROCK - The 85th General Assembly convened with pomp and pageantry Monday before lawmakers settle into a regular session devoted primarily to complying with a court ...

... consolidation to maximize the state's investment in school buildings. "This will be the issue that drives the 85th General Assembly," said state Sen. Shane Broadway, D-Bryant and co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Educational Facilities ...

... Sen. Gilbert Baker of Conway will be chairman of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth during the 85th General Assembly. Members of the Senate chose their committee assignments in an organizational meeting at the state Capitol, in ...

... Upgrading school buildings and equipment was the overwhelming choice among respondents as the top priority for the 85th General Assembly, which convenes Monday. Improving facilities is the remaining mandate from a 2002 state Supreme Court decision ...

... Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Republican, spoke for about 90 minutes, sticking to previously stated hopes for the 85th General Assembly, to begin Monday. House Speaker-elect Bill Stovall, D-Quitman, and Senate President Pro Tempore-elect ...

... taking hold, the legislature will turn its attention to repairing crumbling school buildings and equipment when the 85th General Assembly convenes Monday. Lawmakers will try to get started on plans for improvements identified in a statewide assessment ...

... Robbie Wills, all Democrats, met with Log Cabin editors and staff writers at the newspaper Thursday to discuss the 85th General Assembly, to begin Monday in Little Rock. Though all have a range of programs and bills they expect to get behind, public ...

LITTLE ROCK - The 85th General Assembly convenes Monday with more questions than answers about legislators' primary task, developing a plan to meet a court mandate to ...

... wage household earning $30,000 a year - still must be accounted for on 2004 tax returns filed in 2005. The 85th General Assembly convened Jan. 10 with its major focus on developing a framework to begin financing what a statewide assessment ...

... issues. Upgrading school buildings and equipment was the number one issue lawmakers were talking about when the 85th General Assembly went into session four weeks ago. The issue has received much discussion and debate since, but nothing formal ...