Highlights of Tuesday’s activities at the Kansas Legislature:

— Some 800 Hispanics gathered for a rally to promote the state’s immigrant tuition law and other issues and to demonstrate the unity and growing strength of immigrants statewide.

— A bill designed to keep businesses from paying workers’ compensation benefits to employees for drug or alcohol-related accidents won Senate approval and headed to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

Also:

— The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee endorsed a bill pushed by anti-abortion groups to impose tougher regulations on abortion clinics.

— A bill allowing Sedgwick County officials to move ahead with building a new arena in downtown Wichita won House approval and went to the governor.

Clock is ticking:

Tuesday was the 72nd calendar day of the session, out of 90 scheduled.