During the absence of Gov. Mike Beebe, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Bob Johnson, Speaker of the House Robbie Wills, D-Conway, became acting Governor of Arkansas from about 3 ...

... pleased with the attendance at the event. “It was very successful. I am very pleased,” she said. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and State Treasurer Martha Shoffner worked the room and talked to many constituents on hand. Halter, who was a proponent ...

... Silver: Arkansas Hospital Association, Madelyn and Jerry Adams, Claudia Davis, Pat and Bruce Haggard, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, Rep. Eddie Hawkins, Gay and Waddy Moore, Justice of the Peace Linda Jones Paxton, Betty and John Pickett, Kelly ...

... and lawmakers will decide next year what amounts to set for the scholarships based on the gamesâ revenue. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, who had championed the lottery amendment approved by voters, said the focus should remain on the scholarships as the ...

... exceptions of the executives making a small fortune in salary off the lottery, no one has more at stake than Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. This lottery was Halterâ s brainchild, and on paper it makes a lot of sense. Our little, poor state needed a way ...

... This will be another in my irregular series comparing and contrasting Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. I could contend that these columns find their justification in that McDaniel and Halter are engaged already in intense ...

... the Arkansas Press Association members for my contribution over the last 40 years." Also at the banquet, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter received the Headliner of the Year Award; Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Managing Editor David Bailey the FOIA Award ...

... Arkansas lottery has a strong Conway flavor. The "father" of the Arkansas lottery is a Conway product, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. The legislation was guided through the maze of the Arkansas Legislature by Rep. Robbie Wills of Conway. The chairman ...

... gaming. Wagers on the games since their inception in November 2006 surpassed $1 billion last January. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter has projected $400 million in annual sales from Arkansas' lottery. Early estimates of annual state revenue from the ...

... head of the Arkansas Family Council, which campaigned against the lottery amendment. That would include Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, who championed the lottery amendment approved by voters. Halter's office said the lieutenant governor is also concerned ...