Mike Beebe

Beebe: Hope For Recovery, Don't Plan On It

By Doug Thompson THE MORNING NEWS ROGERS -- Hope for a stimulus package from Washington and swift economic recovery nationwide, but don't bet on it, Gov. Mike Beebe admonished leaders Tuesday in Northwest Arkansas. "I know, by...

County Hailed As Excellence Community

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County may be one of the last communities to become an Arkansas County of Excellence, said Denisa Pennington, state Economic Development Commission community development director.

Lawmakers Eye Education Money

LITTLE ROCK -- State lawmakers reviewing school funding proposals Tuesday questioned whether nearly $500 million in funds approved two years ago to repair dilapidated school buildings are being distributed in an efficient manner.

Allocation of $500,000 to ASUMH announced

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) received news this week of a $500,000 allocation from Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe for construction of the Vada Sheid Community Development Center. In a letter from Governor Beebe...

Walton Foundation Gives $300,000 To Medical School

FAYETTEVILLE -- The Walton Family Foundation, a private charity founded by Wal-Mart founders Sam and Helen Walton, gave $300,000 Monday toward a Northwest Arkansas satellite campus of the University of Arkansas Medical School.

Lawmakers: Beebe’s Surplus Proposal Tough Sell

LITTLE ROCK — The toughest sell Gov. Mike Beebe will have in his balanced budget proposal may be his push to use the state’s surplus to help pay for nearly $146 million in services that would otherwise go unfunded.

State Budget Is Important But Tough To Make Interesting

State government budgeting interests me, but perhaps not you. It’s important business, though, especially at the state level, where deficits aren’t allowed and people depend on schools, Medicaid and places to put criminals....

A Pox Upon You, Eric Harris

I’ll cuss Eric Harris every time I drive to Little Rock. I told him. He laughed and promised me a picture of his grinning mug. I can put it on my dashboard and grind my thumb into it every trip, he said.

Arkansas needs its own statewide trauma system

You've probably seen the television programs about trauma centers on one or more of the cable channels. They focus on how trauma teams treat injuries in two or three cases, usually the most dramatic — or traumatic — from almost...

Law maker wants to pass new controversial DNA laws

Police officers get your mug shot and fingerprints when they arrest you. Now one lawmaker thinks they should also get your DNA! State Representative Dawn Creekmore may introduce legislation again to expand the state's DNA...

1 2 3 4 5 next »