Governor's News Room

LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe this evening declared Montgomery and Pike Counties disaster areas in the aftermath of the deadly flash flooding of the Little Missouri River. At this hour, 16 people are confirmed dead, with others still missing. Beebe toured some of the flooded campsites where the water had already receded, and visited with survivors and victims' families. "I've seen flood...

Last week, I had the distinct privilege of spending an evening with American heroes. Sixty-eight years after defending the USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway until it sank under Japanese fire, survivors of the battle and their families assembled in Little Rock for their annual reunion. These U.S. Navy veterans come together every year to continue their long history of friendship forged in batt...

Last week, I had the distinct privilege of spending an evening with American heroes. Sixty-eight years after defending the USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway until it sank under Japanese fire, survivors of the battle and their families assembled in Little Rock for their annual reunion. These U.S. Navy veterans come together every year to continue their long history of friendship forged in batt...

LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced his intent to grant eight pardons. An additional 21 clemency requests were denied and 25 had no action taken upon them. These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates. The eight applicants intended for pardons have completed all jail time, fulfilled all parole-and-probationary requirements and paid all fines related to their sentenc...

LITTLE ROCK -- Governor Mike Beebe has named Raymond Abramson of Holly Grove as Associate Judge for District 1, Position 2 on the Arkansas Court of Appeals. Abramson, 59, has spent 34 years in private practice in Clarendon. He has served as a special judge in the Clarendon and Brinkley district courts, and as the public defender for Monroe County. A 1976 graduate of the Universit...

Comprehensive corrections study aims to contain costs, improve public safety

Our corrections system is one of the three biggest obligations of state government, along with education and human services. We work to protect public safety while punishing those who have broken the law and by putting them on the path to becoming productive members of society after they've done their time. However, it has become evident in recent years that the growth in our corrections syste...

Representatives from the Pew Center on the States joined Governor Mike Beebe, Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah and members of the Arkansas General Assembly today to announce a partnership to research ways to cut corrections costs and improve public safety. The partnership with the Pew Center's Public Safety Performance Project was announced at the State Capitol. The study on corr...

Our corrections system is one of the three biggest obligations of state government, along with education and human services. We work to protect public safety while punishing those who have broken the law and by putting them on the path to becoming productive members of society after they've done their time. However, it has become evident in recent years that the growth in our corrections syste...

LITTLE ROCK - An unprecedented study of Arkansas's corrections system is underway to find ideas to curb the State's unsustainable growth in prison population and corrections costs. Governor Mike Beebe, Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah and members of the Arkansas General Assembly today announced a partnership with the Public Safety Performance Project of the Pew Center on the State...

Presentation of the Russell Compressor Station, 251 Curtis Road, Bald Knob, AR

Girls State at Harding University.

Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery, 1501 West Maryland, North Little Rock, AR

Rock Island Bridge, Clinton Presidential Center Grounds, Little Rock, AR 72201

Last week, I was honored to address the first graduates of Helena-West Helena's KIPP Delta Collegiate High School. Made up of 82 schools nationwide, KIPP is a network of free, college-preparatory public institutions. The system has a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. KIPP, which stands for Knowledge Is Power Program, puts learning ...

Last week, I was honored to address the first graduates of Helena-West Helena's KIPP Delta Collegiate High School. Made up of 82 schools nationwide, KIPP is a network of free, college-preparatory public institutions. The system has a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. KIPP, which stands for Knowledge Is Power Program, puts learning ...