(AP) – A plan to build a monument to the Ten Commandments at
the Arkansas state Capitol has advanced, with a state panel voting the proposal
can now face a public hearing.
A subcommittee of the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission on Wednesday found
the application for the privately funded monument is sufficient and the state
can now hold a hearing to gather public comments on the plan. A spokesman for
the secretary of state’s office said a time and place for the hearing has not
been set yet.
Lawmakers last year approved a measure requiring the state to allow the
monument on Capitol grounds.
The subcommittee will make its recommendation to the full commission after the
public comment hearing is held.
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