Mike Beebe

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Mike Beebe says Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner ought to resign after she allegedly took cash from a broker who managed state funds. Beebe, a Democrat, told reporters Monday that Shoffner should step down...

An Arkansas law that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. In a ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Arkansas law that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most restrictive abortion statutes in the nation. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A hearing is scheduled in a federal lawsuit challenging a new Arkansas law that bans most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy.   Friday's hearing is expected to focus on a request to temporarily block enforcement of the ban that...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Legislature has formally ended this year's legislative session. The House and Senate met briefly Friday and adjourned the session that wrapped up last month with the approval of the state's $4.9 billion budget....

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge has granted a request to temporarily block enforcement of a new Arkansas law that bans most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy.   U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted a motion Friday for a preliminary...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has conferred 891 degrees to its spring graduating class. The degrees awarded Sunday went to doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals. Receiving diplomas...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Anti-hunger organizations are getting ready for the nation's most expansive food drive. The "Stamp Out Hunger" drive is set for Saturday, and Gov. Mike Beebe is holding an event at the Arkansas Capitol at 9:30 a.m. Thursday...

Manor's New eduTech High School has bucked national trends by sending virtually all of its predominately low-income, minority students to college -- a feat that has thrust it into the spotlight. President Barack Obama's visit to the campus Thursday is...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The state of Arkansas is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a law that bans most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy, arguing the new restriction is constitutional. The attorney general's office on...

Halter, Ross trade jabs over health care LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is criticizing his rivals in the Arkansas governor's race for their past opposition to the federal health care law. Halter's chief rival for the...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe threw out the first pitch in Tuesday's matchup between the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers. The governor was in Michigan to speak at the Michigan Leadership Forum hosted by Governing Magazine....