WASHINGTON — The U.S. House today overwhelmingly rejected raising the federal debt ceiling to $16.7 trillion with no strings attached. The entire Arkansas delegation voted against the bill, which failed 97-318.

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Tuesday thoughts? Fire away. Close-outs: * HUCKSTERING: Florida tax fugitive Mike Huckabee will shill his book at noon tomorrow the Clinton School. He’s also meeting, privately, in the morning with Republican constitutional officers. I’m sure he’d be happy to sell them a few copies, too. Wonder if they have to pay for the audience? The charge [...]

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THE JUDGE’S ACTORS: State documents reveal plan to use state-supervised defendants for TV reality show. Nobody organizing the enterprise is responding to my calls or e-mails, but work continues apace on a reality TV show, Last Shot With Judge Gunn in which Circuit Judge Mary Ann Gunn of Fayetteville plans to play a fictional judge doing [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — Six airports in South Arkansas will receive nearly $1.27 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation for repairs and new construction, members of state’s congressional delegation said today.

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Arkansas Media Relations DURHAM, N.C. — Arkansas sophomore pitcher DJ Baxendale has been named a semifinalist for the 2011 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, as announced on Tuesday. Baxendale is one of 30 semifinalists for the award, which is presented to the nation’s top amateur baseball player. The 30 semifinalists will be reduced to three finalists on [...]

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LANGLEY — A year after a flash flood killed 20 people at that Albert Pike campground, a memorial will be dedicated in the victims' honor.

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LITTLE ROCK — Residents of 10 Arkansas counties affected by storms or flood damage in early May are eligible for disaster food assistance, the state Department of Human Services announced today.

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Google Streetview SITE OF PROPOSED BUILDING: Currently a parking lot at Sixth and Woodlane. Judge James Moody today invalidated a permit granted by the Capitol Zoning District for a five-story office building at Sixth and Woodlane Streets across the street from the Capitol. We wrote about this earlier. Dan Cook, who’s been active in downtown historic preservation, had [...]

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RUSSELLVILLE — Former President Bush and his vice president, Dick Cheney, are named among the worst people of all time in a middle school yearbook. School officials are not amused.

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Ty Breuer is in first place in the Bareback riding category after the first day of the Old Fort Days Rodeo at Kay Rodgers Park.

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