Mike Beebe

MEDICAID-ARKANSAS Ark. to submit 'private option' waiver in August LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Medicaid officials say the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Medicaid officials say the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents by August. Department of Human Services Director John Selig told...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — State police have identified a man accused of scaling a fence at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion and entering the grounds. State police spokesman Bill Sadler says 32-year-old Ramon Taylor of Little Rock climbed the fence at...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Authorities are questioning a man accused of climbing over the fence around the Arkansas Governor's Mansion and entering the grounds.   Arkansas State Police say the man scaled the fence at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday and was quickly...

DE QUEEN, Ark. (AP) — Officials say the heavy rain and strong winds brought by recent storms damaged Arkansas' corn, winter wheat and hay crops. The University of Arkansas' Division of Agriculture said today that crops in some areas were flattened...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Mike Beebe is honoring four Arkansas companies for their leadership in exporting goods and services throughout the world. Beebe presented the Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade during an awards luncheon...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said he hopes to name a replacement in the next several days for the state treasurer, who resigned over accusations she took cash bribes from a bond broker. Beebe told reporters Wednesday he's...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Four Arkansas companies that lead the state in exporting goods are to be honored. Gov. Mike Beebe is headlining a Wednesday event to present the Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade. The Arkansas Economic...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Arkansas' state treasurer resigned on Tuesday, a day after federal authorities charged her with extortion stemming from accusations that she gave a broker state bond business in exchange for repeated cash payments....

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of the state's investment portfolio.   Democrat Martha Shoffner resigned effective...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe is sending the state's condolences to neighboring Oklahoma after a tornado devastated the city of Moore. Beebe says this type of tragedy "strikes deep into the hearts of Arkansans" because...

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A group of parents and grandparents has filed a federal lawsuit against the Blytheville School District, challenging the district's denial of student transfers under the state's school choice law. A new state law allows...