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Batesville, AR- Emily Bass, a 2008 Beebe High School Graduate, has been accepted for admission to Lyon College and has been awarded a Dean's and an Athletic scholarship.

In his weekly radio address, Mike Beebe revealed Arkansas will lose 4.3 million federal dollars for training programs, money that was already allocated. via ArkansasMatters

Beebe sign will stay up After the Arkansas Times raised questions about his expenditure of carryover campaign funds, state Rep. via Arkansas Times

“I don't think it's going to help or hurt his re-election chances one bit”

The incoming House speaker and 11 other Democratic representatives are hosting a fundraiser for a Republican House member in Little Rock, a move that the chairman of the state Democratic Party said left him ... via Herald-Leader

Governor Beebe says that Arkansas is losing $4.3 million in federal money already allocated for workforce training programs. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“Did they protect the residents like they were supposed to?”

Michael Borengasser, a flood expert with the Arkansas Natural Resource Commission, said some homes that should have been protected now have river silt covering kitchen counters and mud in bedrooms. via Arkansas Online

A group opposing the death penalty in Arkansas announced Thursday that it will collect signatures to present to Governor Beebe. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

The new director of the state's embattled Martin Luther King Commission can expect a bump in his pay, thanks to legislators. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

Arkansas' highest court has upheld $1.4 million in fines levied against the owner of a string of payday lending companies that regulators say operated in violation of state law. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

The chief executive of Chesapeake Energy Corp. says the Fayetteville Shale natural gas reserve in Arkansas will transform the state's economy. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“That [$ 72 a month ] was an early estimate”

Teacher health-insurance costs continue to rise and the Legislature should step up again and help out, a teachers union official told lawmakers Wednesday. via Herald-Leader

“In all practicality it won't do anything”

It's a controversial topic all over the country, but especially here in the state of Arkansas . via CW Arkansas

“He has no formal proposals right now. "This is just a philosophical idea that it can change and be fair to everyone involved”

Gov. Mike Beebe said Friday that he'll try to convince opponents of stricter animal cruelty laws to change their minds, but said he's uncomfortable with humane societies and other private groups having arrest ... via Arkansas Online

Officials with FEMA, the Small Business Administration, and the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management toured Cabot Monday to see if it should be declared a federal disaster area. via CW Arkansas

Gov. Mike Beebe named Ben Hyneman, 58, to the school's governing board Thursday. via Arkansas Online

“If a reduction in the budget is to occur it's important to ensure that cuts aren't randomly made which may indirectly impact or jeopardize statutorily required operations”

Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday that he doesn't regret signing a $121 million tax cut into law last year despite a revised budget forecast released this week showing agencies will have to cut about $107 million ... via Log Cabin Democrat

Governor Beebe says he doesn't regret signing a $121 million tax cut into law last year despite a revised budget forecast released this week showing agencies will have to cut about $107 million in the coming ... via KATV Little Rock

“This is along the line of what the governor was speaking to last year, doing what we can to improve existing communications with the federal agencies”

Troopers in the field, radio operators and those at driver's licensing stations will learn about identification typically carried by immigrants, spokesman Bill Sadler said. via Arkansas Online

Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has picked up another superdelegate in Arkansas who said he'll support the state's former first lady. via KATV

Two more counties were added Monday to the state list of disaster areas from severe weather that has beset Arkansas. via Log Cabin Democrat