(AP) – An Arkansas panel will hold a public hearing next
month on plans to build a privately funded monument to the Ten Commandments near
the state Capitol.
A subcommittee of the State Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission on Monday set
Dec. 14 as the date for its hearing to receive public comments on a proposal by
the American Heritage and History Foundation to build the monument. The
subcommittee will make a recommendation to the full commission on the monument
plans.
Arkansas lawmakers last year approved legislation requiring the state to
approve the monument. The Ten Commandments monument would weigh 6,000 pounds and
stand more than 6 feet tall.
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