Three of the most damaging and costliest hailstorms in the history of Austin, Texas, have all occurred on March 25.
While Texas usually waits for the months of April and May to experience its worst thunderstorm activity, March 25 stands out as the one day in the past 20 years to watch out for.
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Arkansas’ revenues in March were ahead of last year and beat official projections, as the state saw increases in nearly all major tax collections, the state’s finance office said on April 3.
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said net available revenues totaled $356.3 million last month. That’s $40.5 million above March 2011 and $42.4 million above forecast. The state’s fiscal year-to-date revenues total $3.3 billion, which is $94.7 million above last year and $62.6 million above forecast. Arkansas’ fiscal year begins July 1.
Department Director Richard Weiss said the state isn’t planning to adjust its forecast upward because of the increased revenues, but said he believes it shows the state is slowly recovering from the economic downturn.
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A march in Florida’s state capital to protest the shooting death of Trayvon Martin is being held today after city officials relented and allowed the march to precede despite a lack of liability coverage.
Tallahassee officials had told the march organizer, the National Christian League of Councils, that it needed to show proof it could self-insure against any liability claim, after the NCLC said it could not obtain a $1 million liability policy as required by a city ordinance.
The NCLC said its application was rejected by 12 insurance companies due to the march’s controversial nature and security concerns.
Tallahassee City Attorney Jim English said the city decided to reverse itself and remove the insurance requirements citing concerns over the NCLC’s First Amendment rights.
He said the decision does not eliminate the risk of a claim and does not indemnify the NCLC against any possible claim. However, he said, in such event the city would consider any claims to be a private matter.
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