by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/11/2013 01:45 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says he's opposed to delaying a vote on expanding Medicaid's eligibility until next year's session, but says he won't rush lawmakers on when to consider the issue. Beebe says he faces an uphill fight in getting the three-fourths vote needed for expansion to pass.
by Chuck Bartels, The Associated Press 2/10/2013 05:46 pm
The planned $1.1 billion steel mill in Osceola carries the promise of a long-term economic boost for northeast Arkansas, but investors — including the state — face a number of risks.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/10/2013 05:40 pm
The push for a ban on abortions at 12 weeks into a pregnancy is testing Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's willingness to fight a Republican majority in the Arkansas Legislature on an issue that deeply divides members of his own party.
by Mark Carter 2/4/2013 03:32 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe is announcing his intent to grant pardons to five people who have completed their sentences for various crimes.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/3/2013 12:08 pm
A veiled reference to a "superproject" took up only a couple of sentences when Gov. Mike Beebe laid out his legislative agenda for 2013 last month. Now that it's been revealed as a $1.1 billion steel mill, it has altered the agenda for this year's session.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 2/1/2013 08:13 am
Gov. Mike Beebe received more than $17,000 worth of airfare, lodging and other expenses for trips he went on last year, with most for a pair of economic development missions overseas, according to a financial interest report he filed Thursday.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 1/30/2013 11:53 am
An Arkansas Senate panel has advanced legislation that would ban abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected, a move that would ban the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
by Trent Ogle 1/29/2013 01:17 pm
Complete video of the news conference announcing a $1.1 billion steel mill in Osceola (Mississippi County) that will directly employ 525 people with annual average compensation of $75,000 a year.
by Mark Carter and Lance Turner 1/29/2013 11:03 am
Big River Steel LLC and Gov. Mike Beebe announce for the company to build a $1.1 billion steel mill in Osceola (Mississippi County) that will directly employ 525 people with annual average compensation of $75,000 a year.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 1/29/2013 07:24 am
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is headlining an education rally at the Arkansas Capitol held by a group pushing for changes to the way the state approves charter schools.
by Mark Carter 1/21/2013 12:00 am
Gov. Mike Beebe and the state's first Republican-controlled Legislature since the 1870s presided over a period of mostly settling in as the 89th General Assembly convened last week.
by Arkansas Business Editors 1/21/2013 12:00 am
In his “State of the State” address last week, Gov. Mike Beebe made a clear and logical appeal for expanding Medicaid as contemplated under Obamacare.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 1/20/2013 12:39 pm
Arkansas Republicans who won control of the Legislature partly on a vow to cut state taxes say they're in no rush to take up any proposed reductions yet.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 1/20/2013 12:30 pm
Pushing for the implementation of a federal law that he didn't support and adjusting to a General Assembly controlled by his rival party, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe may not drive the agenda in his last regular legislative session. The term-limited Democrat seems determined to at least drive the debate.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/17/2013 10:32 am
Gov. Mike Beebe has named former Arkansas House Speaker Robert Moore to a 10-year term on the Arkansas Highway Commission. Moore, 68 and a Democrat from Arkansas City, replaces commission Chairman R. Madison Murphy, whose 10-year term is expiring.
by Andrew DeMillo 1/16/2013 03:09 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe says he would sign legislation outlawing Arkansas' death penalty — but a spokesman says the governor won't make it a part of his legislative package for this year's session.
by Mark Carter 1/16/2013 01:33 pm
The governor's appearance at the first Political Animals Club meeting of 2013 Wednesday at the Governor's Mansion was at times an exercise in popular culture -- Beebe indeed is a rock star in this state.
