An Arkansas House committee on Wednesday endorsed legislation that would merge the free-standing War Memorial Stadium Commission into the state Department of Parks and Tourism, after the department's director said he expects more high school football and soccer games to be played at the stadium.
In a voice vote with no audible dissenters, the House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee advanced Senate Bill 255 by Sen. Missy Irvin, R-Mountain View, after one lawmaker questioned whether the stadium could become a Southern regional soccer stadium and another questioned whether taxpayers should continue to fund the stadium.