One day after the committee's rejection, more than 100 protestors converged on the Capitol to protest the standards which they charge will lead to outcome-based education. Senate protests state plan to restrict flood protection work. By an overwhelming margin, the House approved creating a separte department for elderly programs. The measure, strongly backed by elderly-advocacy groups, would create a Department of Aging. Supporters say it would put an advocate for the elderly on the governor's cabinet.
Opponents say it just expands the bureaucracy of government.