... Beebe said Wednesday that a special session to consider a severance tax hike will also give lawmakers a chance to fix a botched law that could allow toddlers to marry. Beebe issued the formal proclamation for the special session to begin Monday to ...

... legislators called on Gov. Mike Beebe to hold a special session to correct the error, saying pedophiles would try to use the botched law to their benefit. But Beebe resisted and said that that no imminent crisis existed. "The Jay Lenos and those folks ...

... Beebe convened a special session to consider a hike in the state's severance tax on natural gas. They repealed the botched law, and reinstated 17 as the minimum age to marry for boys and 16 for girls. Rep. Will Bond, the sponsor of the botched ...