02/20/17  Huitt Obit

97 year old Lorena Huitt of Warren died Friday at the Chapel Woods Nursing Home in Warren. She retired from Kroger Grocery Store with 25 years of service, she was a “Rosie the Riveter” in the Jacksonville, Arkansas bomb manufacturing plant during WWII.

One of the proudest accomplishments in her life was her care as a foster home parent for many children for many years. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1:30 at Frazer's Chapel, visitation at 12:30 until time of service. Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren in charge of arrangements.

No proposed amendment by a House member has been sent to the House floor

yet, but the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee could

do so this week..

Among the proposals House members have filed are ones that would bar courts

from ruling that public schools are not adequately funded; require the

Legislature to meet only in odd-numbered years and do away with fiscal sessions

in even-numbered years; require the Legislature to hold a regular session every

year; and make the state Highway Commission a state agency unde the

executive branch of government.

Other proposals would end elections for Supreme Court justices and replace them

with a selection process; require a vote of the people to raise sales taxes; bar

a constitutional amendment from bestowing provileges to a specific person or

company identified by name; require voters to show photo ID at the polls;

write victims' rights into the constitution; and require a petition signed by

200 thousand registered voters to place a monument or statue on the Capitol

grounds.