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<title><![CDATA[Educational Expansion at Mid-South Community College]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today participated in Mid-South Community College's groundbreaking ceremony of its ADTEC Biodiesel Technology Education Center and the grand opening of its Arkansas Workforce Center. Both will provide the College with valuable resources for their students' educational and career prospects and for research into the important industry of biofuels development.



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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Adds Saline County To State Individual Assistance List]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has added Saline County as the 13th county where storm and flood victims may be eligible for limited State aid from the Governor's Disaster Fund. Beebe earlier authorized the assistance for Arkansans with uninsured damage to their primary residences in Columbia, Franklin, Grant, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Ouachita, Pulaski, Scott, Union and White Counties.
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Authorizes $2,000,000 In Disaster Funds For Flood And Storm Victims]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has authorized $2,000,000 from the Governor's Disaster Fund to provide limited individual assistance for flood and storm victims in 12 Arkansas counties. Arkansans with uninsured damage to their primary residences may be eligible for State aid in Columbia, Franklin, Grant, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Ouachita, Pulaski, Scott, Union and White Counties.
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Expands Arkansas Works Initiative To Offer Job Training, Career Education ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced a major expansion of Arkansas Works, the governor's strategic initiative to coordinate education, training and economic development in Arkansas communities.  The expansion focuses on providing unemployed and underemployed Arkansans with career training and educational opportunities.

"As communities work hard to attract new business, the S...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beebe Declares 46 Counties Disaster Areas After October 29 Storms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has declared Arkansas, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Cross, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Marion, Miller, Monroe, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Poinsett, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Scott, Sha...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Declares  46 Counties Disaster Areas After October 29 Storms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has declared Arkansas, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Cross, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Marion, Miller, Monroe, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Poinsett, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Scott, Sha...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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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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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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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[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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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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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[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 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[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[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 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[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 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 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 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[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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<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>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 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.
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<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>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 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>
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<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>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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