I get a kick out of Benny Petrus, the speaker of the state House of Representatives. He's a ... table it and keep Beebe from having to take any action on it. Benny Petrus standing tall for gay people now that was something you wouldn ...

... economic downturn like we are now," he said. - Advertisement - Shortly before the 2007 session started, House Speaker Benny Petrus, D-Stuttgart, spoke out against Beebe's proposal to cut the grocery tax. Petrus said he believed income tax cuts ...

... in May. Wills was elected as speaker-elect in a 98-0 vote in January 2008. He succeeds outgoing House Speaker Benny Petrus, D-Stuttgart. Wills' victory in the speaker's race which at one point featured seven members interested in the ...

... Even in better economic times, ethics proposals haven't fared well in the Legislature. Last year, House Speaker Benny Petrus offered legislation that would have cut the maximum individual contributions to candidates in half and would have required ...

... committee he stacked, killed the bill to develop houses on the edges of Little Rock's water supply. Former House Speaker Benny Petrus kept Beebe from having to deal with that ban on gay foster parenting. He did it by sending the bill to the only committee ...

... in the 2009 session, issued a 37-page legal opinion Thursday on legislation unsuccessfully pushed by House Speaker Benny Petrus earlier this year. Petrus' proposal would have cut the maximum individual contributions to a candidate from $2 ...

... the only one on the ballot when the House of Representatives votes to fill the position, currently occupied by Rep. Benny Petrus (D-Stuttgart), on Jan. 14. "It came as a surprise, I'll tell you," the District 46 Representative said ...

... speaking to an education group. Earlier in the day, Senate President Jack Critcher, D-Batesville, and House Speaker Benny Petrus, D-Stuttgart, said it was too late for the governor to call a session, considering voters may decide the issue ...

... tax hike that Beebe estimates will eventually raise $100 million for state roads. Earlier Thursday, House Speaker Benny Petrus said he would support Beebe's proposal if he could see the measure in draft form. Petrus, who previously said he ...

... Our goal is to be there Monday at noon and be out of the people's hair by Wednesday at noon," said House Speaker Benny Petrus, D-Stuttgart. Gov. Mike Beebe made sure he had the support he needed for his tax hike proposal before summoning ...