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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Extends Flag Lowering To Coincide With Presidential Order]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Late this morning, President Barack Obama ordered U.S. flags at federal offices installations lowered to half-staff until sunset on Tuesday in honor of those killed and wounded at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday.

To coincide with this order, Governor Mike Beebe has extended the order requesting U.S. and Arkansas flags in our State to be flown at half-staff through Tuesday as we...<br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Good News Amid Continued Challenges ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[No one can deny it's been a tough year economically, and this week, we learned of more layoffs Arkansans must endure. Navistar, which has made school buses in Conway for decades, announced that it will close its Faulkner County plant, affecting almost 500 employees. Paper-product manufacturer Georgia-Pacific also announced layoffs. Businesses, large and small, are suffering, and thousands of Arkan...<br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Orders Flags Flown At Half-Staff]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has ordered U.S. and Arkansas flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday in honor of those killed and wounded at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday.
"There is still much we don't know about this terrible tragedy, but Arkansans join our fellow Americans who are grief-stricken by this senseless loss of life," Beebe said.  "Arkansas military pers...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ask the Governor KARN]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Listen to Part One of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Two of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Three of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Four of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Five of KARN's "Ask The Governor"<br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Good News Amid Continued Challenges ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[No one can deny it's been a tough year economically, and this week, we learned of more layoffs Arkansans must endure.  Navistar, which has made school buses in Conway for decades, announced that it will close its Faulkner County plant, affecting almost 500 employees.  Paper-product manufacturer Georgia-Pacific also announced layoffs.  Businesses, large and small, are suffering, and thousands of Ar...<br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal Aid For Farmers Now Available In 60 Arkansas Counties]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has received word from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack that more Arkansas farmers will now be eligible to apply for emergency low-interest loans from the federal government.

The USDA issued a new Secretarial disaster declaration related to October flooding and confirmed that a previous declaration issued in June remains in effect.

The...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[November is Adoption Awareness Month]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe helps commemorate November as Adoption Awareness Month while asking more Arkansas families to consider opening their homes and hearts to children who need permanent families.

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<title><![CDATA[Adoption Awareness News Conference]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[November is Adoption Awareness Month]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe helps commemorate November as Adoption Awareness Month while...<br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 13 Appointments To Boards And Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Gerald Carr, Bryant, to the Board of the Division of State Services for the Blind.  Appointment expires June 30, 2013.  Replaces James Johnson.

Todd Edwards, Leachville, to the Arkansas Northeastern College Board of Trustees.  Appointment expires December 31, 2014.  Replaces Ronnie Kennett...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Student Congress]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe drops in on Representatives and Senators of the Student...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Community Achievement Strengthens Arkansas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I recently spent a day touring Waldron in western Arkansas. The town, located in Scott County, is home to 3,500 people, and is similar to many other small towns around the State. Many of its citizens work in timber, food processing, and livestock and poultry production. But what impresses me about Waldron is the willingness its people have shown in recent years to work and sacrifice together to ma...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Community Achievement Strengthens Arkansas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I recently spent a day touring Waldron in western Arkansas.  The town, located in Scott County, is home to 3,500 people, and is similar to many other small towns around the State.  Many of its citizens work in timber, food processing, and livestock and poultry production.  But what impresses me about Waldron is the willingness its people have shown in recent years to work and sacrifice together to...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Adds Three Counties To List Of Disaster Declarations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has declared Fulton, Little River and Woodruff Counties state disaster areas due to heavy October rainfall and flooding.  This brings the number of declared counties to 23.  Last week, Beebe declared disasters in Ashley, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Lafayette, Lincoln, Lonoke, Madison, Miller, Nevada, P...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Food Bank]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UAPB - Homecoming Parade]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe and several staff members joined with many thousands (On a...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UAPB - Homecoming Parade - Part 2]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Building Healthy Habits at School]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Experts tell us that our nation is in the midst of an "obesity epidemic", and sadly, obesity is one of Arkansas's most prevalent health problems. Fortunately, it is also one of the most preventable. The percentage of overweight and obese adults in our State has increased from more than 53 percent to nearly 66 percent over the past decade. Among Arkansas children in grades pre-K through 12, almost ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Building Healthy Habits at School]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Experts tell us that our nation is in the midst of an "obesity epidemic", and sadly, obesity is one of Arkansas's most prevalent health problems.  Fortunately, it is also one of the most preventable.  The percentage of overweight and obese adults in our State has increased from more than 53 percent to nearly 66 percent over the past decade.  Among Arkansas children in grades pre-K through 12, almo...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Farmers May Already Be Eligible For Federal Aid]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas farmers who have suffered recent crop damage may already be eligible for federal assistance under a disaster declaration that has been in place since Governor Mike Beebe requested it early this summer.

"We are continuing to do whatever we can to acquire federal assistance for our farmers who are left hurting by this unusually wet year," Beebe said.  "These fed...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Waldron Schools: Part 2 (Assembly for Advanced Placement Classes)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Waldron Schools: Part 1]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe greets many hundreds of students (K - 12) outside of the...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Revised Forecast To Cut State Budget For Current Fiscal Year]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has accepted a recommendation by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration to cut the state budget by $100 million for the current fiscal year.  The revised budget forecast comes after revenues fell below those predicted for the first three months of the fiscal year.

"Just like any family or business, state government must live within i...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Declares 20 Counties Disaster Areas Due To Heavy Rains And Flooding]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has declared Ashley, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Lafayette, Lincoln, Lonoke, Madison, Miller, Nevada, Prairie and Union Counties state disaster areas due to damage caused by heavy October rains and flooding.

The Individual Assistance Program has also been activated for residents of three...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Race For the Cure; Part 2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe greets just a fraction of the over 45,000 women gathered to...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Mansion Reception]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Honorees and guest gather at the Governor's Mansion prior to the larger...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Race For the Cure;  Part 1]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe greeted just a fraction of the over 45,000 women gathered to...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Selling Arkansas Beyond Our Borders]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I returned to Arkansas this past week after an economic-development and trade mission to Europe, with stops in England, France and Germany.  This trip has given me a renewed optimism for increased European investment in Arkansas.  We have been working for nearly three years now to reverse the international outsourcing trend and bring more foreign investment and jobs to Arkansas.  We've just taken ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Selling Arkansas Beyond Our Borders]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I returned to Arkansas this past week after an economic-development and trade mission to Europe, with stops in England, France and Germany.  This trip has given me a renewed optimism for increased European investment in Arkansas.  We have been working for nearly three years now to reverse the international outsourcing trend and bring more foreign investment and jobs to Arkansas.  We've just taken ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opening of Highway 67 Expansion through Northeast Arkansas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new section of U.S. Highway 67 through Northeast Arkansas. The 18 miles of new road will extend U.S. 67 to its intersection with Highway 226.
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 34 Appointments To Boards And Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Dr. Ronald Robertson, Little Rock, reappointed to the Governor's Trauma Advisory Council.  Appointment expires July 1, 2011.

To the Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice:

D'Lorah Hughes, Fayetteville.

Graham Jones, Greenwood.

Scott Tanner, Little Rock.

Regina Wilson, Lit...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Returns From European Economic-Development and Trade Mission]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The delegation met with ten European companies already invested in Arkansas:...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Returns From European Economic-Development and Trade Mission]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The delegation met with ten European companies already invested in Arkansas:



Unilever (Skippy Peanut Butter)

ASDA (UK branch of Walmart)

Zodiac Aerospace (Amfuel in Magnolia)

L'Oreal (Maybelline in North Little Rock)

Dassault Falcon (Little Rock)

St. Jean Industries (Heber Springs)

Saint-Gobain (CertainTeed, Norton and Saint-Gobain Proppants in Glenwood, Little Ro...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: One Flu Season, Two Vaccines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This is Governor Mike Beebe. While I'm in Europe on an economic development mission, I've asked Dr. Paul Halverson of the Arkansas Health Department to give us an update about flu season and the availability of vaccinations. Dr. Halverson?

Thank you, Governor.

Influenza, or flu, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by viruses.  There are several varieties of the flu.  Currently, Arkans...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: One Flu Season, Two Vaccines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This is Governor Mike Beebe. While I'm in Europe on an economic development mission, I've asked Dr. Paul Halverson of the Arkansas Health Department to give us an update about flu season and the availability of vaccinations. Dr. Halverson?

Thank you, Governor.

Influenza, or flu, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by viruses. There are several varieties of the flu. Currently, Arkansas...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 30 Appointments To Boards And Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:



Josh Allen, Springdale, reappointed to the Arkansas Agriculture Board.  Appointment expires August 15, 2013.



Darrell Benham, Conway, to the Arkansas State Respiratory Care Examining Committee.  Appointment expires August 7, 2012.  Replaces David Jordan.



Ruben Garza,...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 36 Appointments To Boards And Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Mark Arouh, Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Acupuncture and Related Techniques.  Appointment expires July 31, 2012.  Replaces Dr. Janice Vigh.

Carolyn Bullock, Benton, to the Saline County Quorum Court, District #9.  Appointment expires December 31, 2010.  Replaces Owen Bullo...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Updates Arkansas Media on Europe Trip]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Updates Arkansas Media on Europe Trip.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe To Update Arkansas Media On European Economic Development Mission]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe will call in Tuesday morning from Paris to give an update about the economic-development mission to Europe.  Still photos from the trip should be available for distribution later in the day on Tuesday.

When:  Tuesday, October 6, 10:30 a.m.

Where:  Governor's Conference Room, State Capitol, Little Rock

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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Cultural Treasures on Display]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Arts Center, one of the leading arts and cultural venues in our State, has found a way to take its visitors 3,000 years back in time.

Last week, I attended the opening of the museum's newest exhibition, "World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed." The exhibit, on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston through July, 2010, is the largest exhibit of its kind Arkansas has...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1902</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ask the Governor KARN]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Listen to Part One of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Two of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Three of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Four of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Five of KARN's "Ask The Governor"<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1904</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Cultural Treasures on Display]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Arts Center, one of the leading arts and cultural venues in our State, has found a way to take its visitors 3,000 years back in time.

Last week, I attended the opening of the museum's newest exhibition, "World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed."  The exhibit, on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston through July, 2010, is the largest exhibit of its kind Arkansas ha...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1901</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mars Petcare Grand Opening]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today participated in the Mars Petcare grand opening in Fort Smith.  The LEED-certified facility will produce Cesar Canine Cuisine products for small dogs and will employ 200 people.  Mars Petcare is the first LEED-certified pet-food manufacturing facility in the world.

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<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1900</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces Intent To Grant Pardons]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced his intent to grant ten pardons.  An additional 36 clemency requests were denied and 46 had no action taken upon them.  These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates.

The ten applicants intended for pardons have completed all jail time, fulfilled all parole-and-probationary requirements and paid all fines related to their sentences. ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1899</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Building Global Investment in Arkansas ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, I was proud to participate in the groundbreaking of a new wind turbine facility in Jonesboro.  This event was significant for three reasons.  First, Nordex's new plant will bring us 700 new jobs by 2014.  This is encouraging news at a time when we have witnessed other plants closing and hard-working people losing their jobs.  Secondly, Nordex manufactures components for the win...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1895</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Building Global Investment in Arkansas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, I was proud to participate in the groundbreaking of a new wind turbine facility in Jonesboro. This event was significant for three reasons. First, Nordex's new plant will bring us 700 new jobs by 2014. This is encouraging news at a time when we have witnessed other plants closing and hard-working people losing their jobs. Secondly, Nordex manufactures components for the wind-en...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1896</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 24 Appointments To Boards And Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Susan Carter, Jonesboro, reappointed to the Home Health Care Service Agency Advisory Council.  Appointment expires June 30, 2012.

Dr. Jackson Cothren, Fayetteville, to the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board.  Appointment expires August 1, 2013.  Replaces Dr. Fred Limp.
...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1898</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Changes Date For Special Senate Election]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[            Governor Beebe today issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, December 8, 2009, as the special election date to fill the District 4 senate seat vacated by the resignation of former State Senator Sharon Trusty.

The election was originally set for January 12, 2010.  However, now that filing has ended and it is clear that a special primary run-off election will not be necessa...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1894</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Loving Homes for Brighter Futures]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On any given day, tens of thousands of children in this country are in the foster care system, and more than 150,000 of them are available for adoption, just waiting for the right family to give them a permanent and loving home. Right now, the State of Arkansas has custody of more than 3,800 children, and yet, there are fewer than 1,300 qualified foster homes to care for them.

Every child dese...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1891</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Loving Homes for Brighter Futures]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On any given day, tens of thousands of children in this country are in the foster care system, and more than 150,000 of them are available for adoption, just waiting for the right family to give them a permanent and loving home.  Right now, the State of Arkansas has custody of more than 3,800 children, and yet, there are fewer than 1,300 qualified foster homes to care for them.

Every child de...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1890</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 46 Appointments To Boards And Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Mamie Carter, Danville, to the Yell County Quorum Court, District #6.  Appointment expires December 31, 2010.  Replaces Larry Carter.


Sandra Edwards, North Little Rock, to the Board of Division of State Services for the Blind.  Appointment expires June 30, 2013.  Replaces Nola McKinney...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1888</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Confirms Tom Kimbrell As Education Commissioner]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has confirmed Tom Kimbrell of Cabot as the new Commissioner of Education for the State of Arkansas.  The Arkansas Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Kimbrell this morning.

"Tom shares my philosophy that education is Arkansas's top priority and he knows that we can continue increasing student achievement through strong standards and rigoro...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1886</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GOVERNOR BEEBE CONFIRMS TOM KIMBRELL AS EDUCATION COMMISSIONER]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK Governor Mike Beebe has confirmed Tom Kimbrell of Cabot as the...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Together We Read]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Congress designated September 11 as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance" to honor 9/11 victims and their families.  As we commemorate the anniversary of the horrific attacks on our Nation eight years ago, at the same time, we can look to our country's future by volunteering our skills and talents.

I had the chance to read to first-graders at Carver Magnet Elementary Sc...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1827</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces Recommendation For Commissioner Of Education]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has recommended Tom Kimbrell of Cabot to be the next Commissioner of Education for the State of Arkansas.

The Arkansas Board of Education is expected to consider Kimbrell's hiring at their meeting Monday morning.  If the Board votes to hire Kimbrell, the governor will confirm the selection at 10:00 a.m. on Monday in the Governor's Conference Room. ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1830</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Together We Read]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Congress designated September 11 as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance" to honor 9/11 victims and their families. As we commemorate the anniversary of the horrific attacks on our Nation eight years ago, at the same time, we can look to our country's future by volunteering our skills and talents.

I had the chance to read to first-graders at Carver Magnet Elementary Sch...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1828</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber To Retire Before End Of Term]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK- Late Wednesday, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber informed Governor Mike Beebe of her intention to retire from the Court on January 1, 2010. In their meeting, Imber cited personal reasons and a wish to explore new service opportunities as her motivations to retire one year before her term expires. Imber has served 20 years on the bench, and been an Associate Justi...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1826</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Sets Dates For Special Senate Election]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, January 12, 2010, as the special election date to fill the District 4 senate seat vacated by the resignation of former State Senator Sharon Trusty.  Trusty resigned from the Arkansas Senate effective September 1.

The special primary election for the Democratic and Republican parties will be held on Tuesday, October 13.  If needed, a sp...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1825</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: A Second Harvest to Feed Arkansans]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sustainability is about more than finding better ways to use fewer of our resources; it's also about getting the most out of what we produce.  In a State built upon agriculture, Arkansas is finding new and creative ways of getting the most from our harvests.  Volunteers are working with Arkansas farmers to collect excess produce from the fields and get it to the homes and tables of hungry Arkansan...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1819</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: A Second Harvest to Feed Arkansans]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sustainability is about more than finding better ways to use fewer of our resources; it's also about getting the most out of what we produce. In a State built upon agriculture, Arkansas is finding new and creative ways of getting the most from our harvests. Volunteers are working with Arkansas farmers to collect excess produce from the fields and get it to the homes and tables of hungry Arkansans....<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1820</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Issues Writ Of Election To Fill Senate Vacancy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Here is the letter sent today by Governor Beebe to the Chairmen of the Arkansas Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Arkansas regarding the resignation of State Senator Sharon Trusty:

Dear Gentlemen:

I have received official notification, as is required by Ark. Code Ann. § 10-2-118(a), that The Honorable Sharon Trusty, Arkansas State Senator representing Senate District ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1822</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Fighting the Flu with Common Sense]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The beginning of the school year is an exciting time, but it's also a time when we need to take extra measures to keep our children - and ourselves - healthy. The 2009 H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, is considered by many health officials to be a serious threat, and no one can predict with certainty how grave it may become in coming months. Right now, most of the illness we are seeing is mild...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1817</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Fighting the Flu with Common Sense]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The beginning of the school year is an exciting time, but it's also a time when we need to take extra measures to keep our children - and ourselves - healthy.  The 2009 H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, is considered by many health officials to be a serious threat, and no one can predict with certainty how grave it may become in coming months. Right now, most of the illness we are seeing is mil...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=1816</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GOVERNOR BEEBE ANNOUNCES $42.5 MILLION IN RECOVERY FUNDS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK -- Governor Mike Beebe today announced the distribution of $42.5...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Launches Modern Workplace Program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Mike Beebe today announced The Modern Workplace program, designed to...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Issues Green Executive Order]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe announces an executive order directing state agencies to...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Thanks Members of the 87th General Assembly]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I want to thank the men and women of the 87th General Assembly for their...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces New Silver Alert Program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Mike Beebe today unveiled a new program in Arkansas, known as the...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Participates in the Arkansas Research Alliance News Conference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We know that we have the talent and ambition to bring more 21st-century jobs...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Receives $13 Million Grant For Math And Science Education]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Hosts an Announcement by the Arkansas Advanced Initiative for...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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