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 p.m. Wednesday to mid-morning ...

... This won't be as easy as writing a big check from the state General Improvement Fund, which Johnson, as president pro tempore of the Senate and the acknowledged leader of that body, has the will and muscle to do. None of this is to suggest ...

... According to a press release, the commission will have nine members three chosen by Wills; three chosen by President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Sen. Bob Johnson; and three still to be announced by Gov. Mike Beebe. In addition to White, Wills ...

... A representative from the governor's office serves on the commission, and the House speaker and Senate president pro tempore each make four appointments. Charles said Gov. Mike Beebe has six appointments to make to the commission, but Beebe ...

... scrambled to complete the bill called "enrolling" so it could be signed by the House speaker and Senate president pro tempore and sent to the White House. House leaders eager to complete the popular farm bill and override Bush before Congress ...

... Congress must now ready the bill called "enrolling" so it can be signed by the House speaker and Senate president pro tempore and sent to the White House. It was through this process that the international aid provisions were dropped after a ...

... President Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act, which placed the speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore next in the line of succession after the vice president. On this date: In A.D. 64, the Great Fire of Rome began ...

... wrapped up in a speech he did not notice a woman was sitting at the head of the chamber serving as acting president pro tempore. When female senators preside, they are typically called "Madam President." " ... I am sorry if I referred to ...

... one term as governor in 1894 and was in the Senate from 1903 until his death. His peers elected him Senate president pro tempore twice. He broke with other Democrats to support the Panama Canal treaty and was a leader in the fight to grant independence ...

... Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll, a Democrat, is ailing. Next in line to be governor is the Republican president pro tempore the state Senate. Rather than take the chance that the GOP would gain control of the governor's office, Rendell ...