... Beebe was the second person coming to mind. A former state legislator was telling me recently that Beebe is the most powerful governor of his lifetime, owing to his experience and skills as set against the anemia of a term-limited legislature ...

... s popularity. "I think that the people look for effective checks and balances and I think they just see a very powerful governor that is in control of the Legislature," said Asa Hutchinson, the 2006 Repulican gubernatorial nominee who had ...

... foot organizational chart to make their point: Government has grown bloated and unwieldy over the years. A more powerful governor and constitutional changes to rein in big, independent agencies may be among the study group's recommendations ...