... have scheduled a meeting with prison director Larry Norris in the coming weeks to discuss the recent prison escape. Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Beebe, said the governor continued to support Norris' work at the department. "When ...

... offices or independent agencies such as the Highway Commission or the Game and Fish Commission, but Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample said that wouldn't prevent them from taking energy efficiency steps on their own. They can also still apply for ...

... the state's sales tax on groceries. Lawmakers approved the tax cut, which takes effect July 1. Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample said the governor will closely watch the revenue figures for June, which is the final month of the fiscal year ...

... retreat at Petit Jean State Park and also met with lawmakers drafting Arkansas' lottery legislation in February. Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Beebe, said the governor believed $324,000 was a large sum but would leave it to the ...

... the governor's been very clear about that," Masingill said. "They're going to know that on the front end." Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Beebe's office, said federal officials have already approved the state to fill a little ...

... administrator Kay Barnhill Terry. The amount withheld doesn't include any taxes paid on the pay increase. Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample said the governor preferred having the money withheld because it seemed easier than the governor having to write a ...

... next week to meet with President-elect Barack Obama, along with most of the nation's governors. Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample said that Beebe will be among the 40 governors and governors-elect who will join Obama for a group discussion on ...

... to restore some of those cuts in October, but held off over concerns about the nation's economy. Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample said the governor was still being cautious about the state's economy because of the grim national picture. "I think ...

... windmill farms to produce electricity, Arkansans can make the materials needed for this alternative source of energy. Matt DeCample, a spokesman for the governor, said afterward that he had nothing to add to what the governor Polymarin Composites ...

... million annually for health programs, mostly from a $77 million increase in cigarette tax revenues. Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample said the governor has not decided how to restructure the smokeless tax, but said the aim is to raise $10 million ...