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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Broadband Health Care ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas’s innovative approach to implementing health-care reforms has garnered national attention. Instead of increasing the number of people receiving traditional Medicaid services, we’ve developed a plan to expand health-care coverage using federal dollars to purchase private insurance policies. Now other states are looking to our plan as a possible model for their own citizens.

We’ve ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Commencement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe recently addressed the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Commencement and received an honorary doctorate degree.<br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Broadband Health Care]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas’s innovative approach to implementing health-care reforms has garnered national attention. Instead of increasing the number of people receiving traditional Medicaid services, we’ve developed a plan to expand health-care coverage using federal dollars to purchase private insurance policies. Now other states are looking to our plan as a possible model for their own citizens.

We’ve ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe receives honorary Doctorate from UAMS]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Building a History of Better Care]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Our State recently gained national attention for the bipartisan crafting of the Arkansas Private Option.  This series of health-care bills will bring health insurance to 250,000 working Arkansans while reforming our current Medicaid system.  While this legislative effort was historic, it was not unprecedented.

In 1997, another bipartisan effort created the ARKids First program.  At the time, al...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3899</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Building a History of Better Care]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Our State recently gained national attention for the bipartisan crafting of the Arkansas Private Option.  This series of health-care bills will bring health insurance to 250,000 working Arkansans while reforming our current Medicaid system.  While this legislative effort was historic, it was not unprecedented.

In 1997, another bipartisan effort created the ARKids First program.  At the time, al...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3900</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 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 judicial appointment:

David Stewart, Fayetteville, to the Washington County District Court, Fayetteville Department.  Appointment expires December 31, 2014.  Replaces Rudy Moore.

Governor Mike Beebe also announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Larry Dean Autry, Horatio, to the Sevier County Quorum Cour...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3897</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stamp Out Hunger]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 21st annual National Association of Letter Carriers National Food Drive...<br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stamp Out Hunger News Conference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today hosted a news conference in the State Capitol to publicize the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this Saturday. The Governor promoted participation in this annual food drive that will help feed hungry Arkansans.

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<title><![CDATA[Stamp Out Hunger News Conference]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces Intent to Grant Commutation, Pardons]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced his intent to grant one commutation and eight pardons.  An additional 16 clemency requests were denied and 23 had no action taken upon them.  These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates.

Governor Beebe issued a notice of intent to grant a commutation of sentence to the following person to a term of 103 years and 7 months days in t...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Honor's Day at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On May 4, 2013, Governor Mike Beebe and First Lady Ginger Beebe greeted the...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Supporting Arkansas Scholars]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As excitement builds toward graduation ceremonies this spring, it’s a good time to look at Arkansas’s progress in our efforts to improve higher education.  With all the advances we’ve made in K-12 education, we’re still situated toward the bottom of national rankings when it comes to obtaining bachelor’s degrees.  The good news is, we are starting to turn that trend around, and the young...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport Dedication]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe participates in the dedication of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport.<br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Supporting Arkansas Scholars]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As excitement builds toward graduation ceremonies this spring, it’s a good time to look at Arkansas’s progress in our efforts to improve higher education.  With all the advances we’ve made in K-12 education, we’re still situated toward the bottom of national rankings when it comes to obtaining bachelor’s degrees.  The good news is, we are starting to turn that trend around, and the young...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dedication of the Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's night with the Detroit Tigers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: End of the Session]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[After 100 days in session, we have reached the end of regular business for the 89th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature.  We have a balanced budget in place for the next fiscal year, which begins this July.  There were many contentious issues this session, but the most heavily debated issue resulted in a bipartisan solution that has the rest of America watching Arkansas.

When I gave my...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: End of the Session]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[After 100 days in session, we have reached the end of regular business for the 89th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature.  We have a balanced budget in place for the next fiscal year, which begins this July.  There were many contentious issues this session, but the most heavily debated issue resulted in a bipartisan solution that has the rest of America watching Arkansas.

When I gave my...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3890</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 43 Appointments to Boards and Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following education board appointment:

Greg Revels, DeQueen, to the Arkansas Higher Education Board.  Appointment expires May 1, 2018.  Replaces David Leech.

Governor Mike Beebe also announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Pat Audirsch, Marianna, to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission.  Appointment expires ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3889</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Private Option Bill Signings]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's remarks at Arkansas Private Option signing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe delivers remarks after signing the Arkansas Private Option...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Private Option Bill Signings]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today signed the Arkansas Private Option Bills that will provide health insurance for 250,000 Arkansans. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Artistic Tourism]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Spring marks the start of a new tourism season for many travelers who come to Arkansas for our great outdoors. But recently, more and more visitors are drawn indoors to our state’s arts venues, as well. Arkansas’s cultural scene is also in its spring season, attracting people from across town and across the country.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville opened many people’...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3886</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Artistic Tourism]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Spring marks the start of a new tourism season for many travelers who come to Arkansas for our great outdoors. But recently, more and more visitors are drawn indoors to our state’s arts venues, as well. Arkansas’s cultural scene is also in its spring season, attracting people from across town and across the country.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville opened many people’...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3887</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Keeping Children and Families Together]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Child-welfare programs in Arkansas are becoming more effective and efficient, thanks to a recent shift toward a family-centered approach. Traditionally, it has been thought that removing children from certain situations and placing them in safe homes was always the best policy for the safety of the child. However, recent research has shown that it can be more complicated than that.  Often, removin...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Keeping Children and Families Together]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Child-welfare programs in Arkansas are becoming more effective and efficient, thanks to a recent shift toward a family-centered approach. Traditionally, it has been thought that removing children from certain situations and placing them in safe homes was always the best policy for the safety of the child. However, recent research has shown that it can be more complicated than that.  Often, removin...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 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 six pardons.  An additional 21 clemency requests were denied and 10 had no action taken upon them.  These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates.

The six 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>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Declares 15 Counties Disaster Areas After Wednesday Storms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today declared Cleburne, Conway, Garland, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Lincoln, Montgomery, Polk, Sharp, Stone, Union, Van Buren, White, and Yell Counties state disaster areas due to damage caused by tornadoes and severe storms Wednesday afternoon and evening.

In addition, Governor Beebe has released $10,000 from the Governor’s Disaster Fund to help cove...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3882</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 35 Appointments to Boards and Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following education board appointment:

Mary Anne Salmon, North Little Rock, to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Council.  Appointment expires May 1, 2015.  Replaces Bob Burns.

Governor Mike Beebe also announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Liz Adams, Maumelle, reappointed to the Arkansas Independent L...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3880</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Arkansas's Option for Health Care]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This past week, we’ve seen even greater momentum for the Arkansas private-option plan that would provide health insurance to an additional 250,000 Arkansans.  Using federal funds made available through Medicaid, Arkansas can help working families obtain better health-care access through the new insurance exchange.  When that exchange comes online next year, access to care would come from private...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Arkansas's Option for Health Care]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This past week, we’ve seen even greater momentum for the Arkansas private-option plan that would provide health insurance to an additional 250,000 Arkansans.  Using federal funds made available through Medicaid, Arkansas can help working families obtain better health-care access through the new insurance exchange.  When that exchange comes online next year, access to care would come from private...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3878</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Receives Arkansas Private Option Letter From HHS Secretary Sebelius]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has received a letter from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius expressing conceptual support for Arkansas’s private option for expanding insurance coverage.  The letter comes in response to a memo Arkansas sent to federal officials on March 13, generally outlining the Health Insurance Marketplace developed by legislators and the Beebe administr...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3821</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Stopping Sexual Violence]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While we set high goals for Arkansas, we also recognize that the achievement of these goals depends on the well-being of each of our citizens.  Our nation’s health-care system has been in the spotlight for the past few years.  We are taking historic steps in Arkansas to improve the health care of all of our people, but there are certain obstacles that go beyond the treatments that can be provide...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3815</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Stopping Sexual Violence]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While we set high goals for Arkansas, we also recognize that the achievement of these goals depends on the well-being of each of our citizens.  Our nation’s health-care system has been in the spotlight for the past few years.  We are taking historic steps in Arkansas to improve the health care of all of our people, but there are certain obstacles that go beyond the treatments that can be provide...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Appoints New Member to University of Arkansas Board of  Trustees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Mike Beebe today named Charles “Cliff” Gibson III of Monticello to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees.

“Cliff’s appointment helps ensure a dependable voice on the Board for the U of A campuses in South Arkansas,” Beebe said.  “His sound judgment and calm demeanor will serve the entire system of schools well in the coming years.”

Gibson, 58, established his ow...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[JFK Exhibit]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Vetoes Senate Bill 2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe vetoed Senate Bill 2 Monday afternoon.  While research conducted by the Attorney General’s Office could not determine the legal future of the bill if it becomes law, Beebe still has concerns with respect to Article 3 of the Arkansas Constitution.  The governor also believes that the bill will unnecessarily cost taxpayers money, grow bureaucracy and risk disenfranchisement of voter...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: 100 Years of the Arkansas Department of Health]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Arkansas Department of Health. A century ago, awareness of disease control was reaching a new apex, both nationally and locally. With scientific advancements providing new information about diseases, our new department and others across the country began working to control sources of disease transmission. Those efforts - along with advances in immunizat...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3811</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: 100 Years of the Arkansas Department of Health]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Arkansas Department of Health. A century ago, awareness of disease control was reaching a new apex, both nationally and locally. With scientific advancements providing new information about diseases, our new department and others across the country began working to control sources of disease transmission. Those efforts - along with advances in immunizat...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3810</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 26 Appointments to Boards and Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Don Anderson, Rogers, reappointed to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.  Appointment expires January 14, 2017.

Patricia Bentley, Magnolia, reappointed to the Oversight Committee on Breast Cancer Research.  Appointment expires January 1, 2017.

Phyllis “Marilou” Brodie, Little Rock, r...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3809</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Replanting Arkansas Trees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Trees are one of Arkansas’s most valuable, and visible, resources. Arkansas wouldn’t be the Natural State without the vibrant hardwoods of the Boston Mountains, our magnificent pines and dogwoods, and our beautiful flowering magnolias. While we enjoy their beauty across the State, we derive far more than pleasant views from our trees.  They provide a renewable resource that supports our timber...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Replanting Arkansas Trees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Trees are one of Arkansas’s most valuable, and visible, resources. Arkansas wouldn’t be the Natural State without the vibrant hardwoods of the Boston Mountains, our magnificent pines and dogwoods, and our beautiful flowering magnolias. While we enjoy their beauty across the State, we derive far more than pleasant views from our trees.  They provide a renewable resource that supports our timber...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3808</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AR HEALTH + AR JOBS Coalition Rally]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe recently addressed the AR HEALTH + AR JOBS Coalition Rally at the Arkansas State Capitol.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Helping to Feed More Children]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For the past three years, fewer children in Arkansas have gone without food, thanks to the state’s collaboration with national, state and local hunger organizations. Much of this success has come through programs based in our schools. In one such program, children take backpacks full of food home with them over the weekends. Making sure our children have proper nutrition has far-reaching implica...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3805</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Helping to Feed More Children]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For the past three years, fewer children in Arkansas have gone without food, thanks to the state’s collaboration with national, state and local hunger organizations. Much of this success has come through programs based in our schools. In one such program, children take backpacks full of food home with them over the weekends. Making sure our children have proper nutrition has far-reaching implica...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3806</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe addresses the AR Health + AR Jobs Coalition Rally]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Medicaid Rally]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces Intent to Grant Commutation, Pardons]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced his intent to grant one commutation and seven pardons.  An additional 30 clemency requests were denied and 12 had no action taken upon them.  These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates.

Governor Beebe intends to grant a commutation of sentence to the following person to a term of 76 years, 5 months, and 28 days in the Department ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3803</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Veteran's Wall of Honor Dedication Ceremony at Harding Place]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 21 Appointments to Boards and Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Ron Carmack, Heber Springs, reappointed to the Board of Developmental Disabilities Services.  Appointment expires January 15, 2020.

Chuck Dearman, Jr., Monticello, to the Burial Association Board.  Appointment expires December 31, 2015.  Replaces Sumner Brashears.

Matt Fair, Maumelle, t...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3802</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Vetoes Senate Bill 134]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe vetoed Senate Bill 134 Monday afternoon.  The legal reasoning for the veto cites the same cases referenced in the veto of House Bill 1037.  His veto letter included the following section:

In short, because it would impose a ban on a woman's right to choose an elective, nontherapeutic abortion well before viability, Senate Bill 134 blatantly contradicts the United States Constitut...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3800</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2013 Little Rock Marathon]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe recently cheered on participants in the 2013 Little Rock Marathon. The photo gallery from the Little Rock Marathon can be found by clicking here. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe at the 2013 Little Rock Marathon]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Mike Beebe greets participants of the Little Rock Marathon at the...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Little Rock Marathon]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Finding Answers in Washington]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This past week, I traveled to Washington, D.C., for the annual winter meeting of the National Governors Association.  As governors gather from across the country, we always find that we share many of the same concerns.  Currently, we share frustration over the manufactured budget crises in Congress.  This most recent crisis has created national anxiety over the effects of sequestration and its fun...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3799</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Finding Answers in Washington]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This past week, I traveled to Washington, D.C., for the annual winter meeting of the National Governors Association.  As governors gather from across the country, we always find that we share many of the same concerns.  Currently, we share frustration over the manufactured budget crises in Congress.  This most recent crisis has created national anxiety over the effects of sequestration and its fun...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3798</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces Appointments to U of A Board, State Police Commission]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Beebe today named John “Reynie” Rutledge of Searcy to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees and Bob Burns of Little Rock to the Arkansas State Police Commission.

Rutledge, 63, is Chairman and CEO of First Security Bank.  He earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and currently serves on both the Walton Co...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3797</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Vetoes House Bill 1037]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe vetoes House Bill 1037 this afternoon.  His veto letter included the following section:

…because it would impose a ban on a woman’s right to choose an elective, nontherapeutic abortion before viability, House Bill 1037, if it became law, would squarely contradict Supreme Court precedent.  When I was sworn in as Governor I took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend b...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3796</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's Statement on Meeting with HHS Secretary Sebelius]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[“I had a productive meeting Friday afternoon with Secretary Sebelius.  I presented her with the ideas raised by our legislators, particularly the option that at least some of the potential Arkansas expansion population would be able to obtain private insurance coverage through our exchange.  The Secretary has given me feedback, which I will share with legislators, concerning the choices availabl...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3795</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: National Support for Arkansas Innovation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas received great news this week regarding our state’s groundbreaking initiative to improve the quality of health care while reducing its costs.  After two years of discussions with federal officials about our innovative ideas to revamp health care, Arkansas will receive a $42 million State Innovation Model grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  We were competing aga...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3793</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: National Support for Arkansas Innovation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas received great news this week regarding our state’s groundbreaking initiative to improve the quality of health care while reducing its costs.  After two years of discussions with federal officials about our innovative ideas to revamp health care, Arkansas will receive a $42 million State Innovation Model grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  We were competing aga...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3794</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Black History Month Celebration]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today participated in a Black History Month Celebration at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock.<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3792</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beebe to Let Senate Bill 131 Become Law Without His Signature]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has decided that he will not veto Senate Bill 131, which makes secret all personal information of concealed-carry permit holders in Arkansas.

In 2009, a legislative compromise was reached that bolstered the privacy of permit holders while still preserving the public’s right to access information.  Without evidence of any problems resulting from this compromi...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3791</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Black History Month 2013]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor's Annual Black History Celebration]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This video is remarks from Richard L. Mays, Sr.and Governor Mike Beebe during...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$1 Billion Economic Development Announcement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Big River Steel, LLC today announced plans to build a more than $1 billion...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Appoints Highway Commissioner]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today named Robert S. Moore, Jr., of...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's 2013 State of the State Address]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[January 15, 2013 - Governor Beebe delivers his 2013 State of the State...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Joins Arkansas Health Care Payment Improvement Initiative]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe announced today that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc....<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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