Governor Touts Common Core in Radio Address
The following is a transcript of Governor Mike Beebe's weekly radio address for Aug. 30:As Arkansas students in grades 9 through 12 begin a new school year, their teachers have new expectations for...
View ArticleDesigner Of State Flag Honored in Wabbaseka
They’re finally getting around to honoring the designer of the Arkansas flag, 100 years after it was created.Willie K. Hocker of Wabbaseka created what we now use as the Arkansas state flag and...
View ArticleLittle Rock Voters Back Robinson Makeover By Big Margin
A massive renovation of Little Rock's venerable Robinson Center won the overwhelming approval of Little Rock voters Tuesday with more than 72 percent favoring the use of part of the city's hospitality...
View ArticleBeebe: If Private Option Dropped, Revenue Must Be Replaced
Governor Mike Beebe told a statewide television audience Thursday night the legislature will leave an $86-million "hole in the budget" if it reverses course from last year and ends the private option...
View ArticlePryor Jumps On Minimum Wage Hike Bandwagon
The Give Arkansas A Raise Now (GARN) petition drive kicked off Saturday morning, and one of the first to add his signature was Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.). "The bottom line is it's the right thing to do,"...
View ArticleBeebe: Arkansas VA Not Sharing Federal Problems
With scandal breaking in the United States Veterans Administration, Governor Mike Beebe wants to make sure people know the difference between the federal V-A and the Arkansas Department of Veterans...
View ArticleCity Board Postpones Vote On Downtown Mapco Station
The crowd that converged on the Little Rock Board of Directors meeting Tuesday night will have to wait another three months to voice its opposition to the proposed Mapco gas station and convenience...
View ArticleCotton Senate Campaign Launches Veterans For Cotton
Using the Arkansas Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the state Capitol grounds as the backdrop, Congressman Tom Cotton unveiled the Veterans for Cotton Coalition Sat.The coalition boasts more than 400...
View ArticleFAA Reimburses Clinton National Airport $1.9 Million To Cover Land Purchases
The Federal Aviation Administration is making an installment payment of nearly $2-mil. to Clinton National Airport to reimburse the purchase of land for future development.The purchase of property...
View ArticleRally For Proposed Jacksonville School District Draws Hundreds
A crowd estimated at more than 500 crowded into the Jacksonville Community Center Mon. night to kickoff the campaign for a new school district independent of the Pulaski County Special School District....
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