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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's Statement on the Moore, Oklahoma Tornado]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[“This kind of tragedy strikes deep into the hearts of Arkansans, as many of us have seen our communities cope with the painful losses these violent storms can bring.  However, few of us can even imagine the wrenching scale of loss and devastation currently being experienced in Moore, Oklahoma.  Arkansas’s thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has suffered the loss of loved ones and liveli...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe's Statement on the Indictment of Treasurer Martha Shoffner]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[“I think Martha Shoffner should resign, and I think she should resign immediately.  While everyone is presumed innocent until legal proceedings are complete, it would be very hard for the Treasurer’s Office to function properly under her continued leadership.  When you are elected to any public office, your conduct is held to a higher level of expectations to avoid even the appearance of impro...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 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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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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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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<pubDate>Thu, 09 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>
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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[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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<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 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>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 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 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>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 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 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>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 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>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 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[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 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>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 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 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>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 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>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 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 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>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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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>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Announces 28 Appointments to Boards and Commissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Douglas Avery, Texarkana, reappointed to the Criminal Justice Institute Advisory Board.  Appointment expires January 14, 2017.

Rick Benson, Imboden, to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.  Appointment expires January 14, 2019.  Replaces Bill Gipson.

Paul Beran, Fort Smith, to...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=3790</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dr. Paul Halverson to Depart Arkansas Department of Health In May]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Dr. Paul Halverson, Director and State Health Officer for the Arkansas Department of Health, will be leaving Arkansas this spring to be the founding dean of the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.  Halverson has led the Health Department since May of 2005.

“Paul has been at the forefront of many important health i...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Appoints Game and Fish Commissioner]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has named Ty Patterson of Texarkana as the newest commissioner of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.  Patterson will serve the remaining 16 months of a term vacated by the resignation of Rick Watkins.

“Ty has a lifetime of outdoor experience, particularly in Southwest Arkansas,” Beebe said.  “His enthusiasm and experience will serve him well as he re...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</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:

William Cains, Sr., Altus, to the Arkansas Geological Commission.  Appointment expires January 14, 2020.  Replaces Keith DuPriest.

Alex Finger, Little Rock, to the Crime Victims Reparations Board.  Appointment expires October 5, 2013.  Replaces Redious Yancy.

Terry Fuller, Poplar Grove,...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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