Typo tempest.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has decided against calling a special legislative session to fix a typo in a new law that allows anyone, of any age, to marry as long as they have parental permission. The law was intended to establish 18 as the minimum age to marry while also allowing pregnant minors to marry with parental consent. An extraneous "not" in the bill, however, allows anyone who is not pregnant to marry at any age if the parents allow it. A few lawmakers fear that...