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Arkansas Ten Commandments Statue Advances To Public Hearing

KUAR | By Associated Press
Published November 16, 2016 at 6:50 PM CST
The 10 Commandments monument at the Texas State Capitol in Austin
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The 10 Commandments monument at the Texas State Capitol in Austin
The 10 Commandments monument at the Texas State Capitol in Austin
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The 10 Commandments monument at the Texas State Capitol in Austin

A plan to build a monument to the Ten Commandments at the Arkansas state Capitol has advanced, with a state panel voting the proposal can now face a public hearing.

A subcommittee of the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission on Wednesday found the application for the privately funded monument is sufficient and the state can now hold a hearing to gather public comments on the plan. A spokesman for the secretary of state's office said a time and place for the hearing has not been set yet.

Lawmakers last year approved a measure requiring the state to allow the monument on Capitol grounds.

The subcommittee will make its recommendation to the full commission after the public comment hearing is held.

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