Mike Beebe

Judge temporarily delays 12-week abortion law in Arkansas

2013-05-17 14:27:00

An Arkansas law that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. In a ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction...

Arkansas abortion law: They can't be serious

2013-03-07 12:53:00

The approval by Arkansas' Legislature on Wednesday of the nation's most restrictive abortion law raises a lot of questions. No, I don't mean the usual questions about when life begins or whether the government has a right to intrude in such an intensely...

Arkansas lawmakers override veto, pass restrictive abortion law

2013-03-06 15:11:00

Arkansas legislators approved the nation's most restrictive abortion law on Wednesday after overriding a veto by the state's Democratic governor, who said the legislation was "blatantly unconstitutional." Senate Bill 134, known as the Arkansas Human...

Governors meet with Obama, members of Congress on fiscal cliff

2012-12-04 12:39:00

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of governors came to Washington on�Tuesday to express concern to the White House and members of Congress about the potential consequences to state budgets in the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. The governors are worried...

Judge grants request to temporarily block enforcement of Arkansas' 12-week abortion ban

2013-05-17 16:20:53

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a woman's pregnancy won't take effect while a legal challenge is pending, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted a request for a...

Judge grants injunction in Arkansas abortion ban case

2013-05-17 10:09:00

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge has granted a request to temporarily block enforcement of a new Arkansas law that bans most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy. � U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted a motion Friday for a preliminary...

Judge rejects state's effort to dismiss lawsuit over Arkansas' 12-week abortion ban

2013-05-15 13:51:04

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that a challenge to Arkansas' new law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy can proceed, rejecting the state's attempt to get the lawsuit dismissed. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber...

Obama visit another boost for touted school

2013-05-08 08:54:02

Manor's New eduTech High School has bucked national trends by sending virtually all of its predominately low-income, minority students to college -- a feat that has thrust it into the spotlight. President Barack Obama's visit to the campus Thursday is...

Ark. tax cut package a grab bag of interests

2013-04-28 16:32:00

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - All taxpayers in Arkansas will see their rates reduced through a $140 million package adopted during this year's session, but the new laws also include a grab bag of breaks for varied interests. � Volunteer firefighters,...

Arkansas pledges $1 Million for Marshals Museum

2013-04-26 09:04:00

FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Officials say the planned U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith will receive about $1 million from the state's surplus sometime after the start of the new fiscal year this summer. � The appropriation for the new museum was included in...

Fallout, arguments for states rejecting Medicaid expansion

2013-04-23 06:33:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as "Obamacare." It could mean exposing...

Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans

2013-04-01 05:00:00

Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the nation's toughest bans on abortion. For all their differences, attorneys for...

Democrat Jack Markell, governor of Delaware, speaks while Republican Govs. Gary Herbert of Utah, left, Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, second from left, and Scott Walker of Wisconsin, second from right, listen with Democratic Govs. Mark Dayton of Minnesota, third from left, and Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe.

2012-12-04 00:00:00

Contact the Governor's Office: State Capitol Room 250 Little Rock , AR 72201 Phone: (501) 682-2345 E-mail: httpgovernor.arkansas.gov/contact/index.php

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