LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday told members of the Arkansas Farm Bureau he is worried about the possible impact of automatic cuts to the federal budget on Arkansas farmers, but Farm Bureau President Randy Veach said later he believes the process known as sequestration could be a good thing.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Dillard’s fourth quarter financials. On Wednesday (Nov. 30), Dillard’s Department Stores reached an agreement with i2 Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of JDA Software Group, Inc., to settle a $57 million lawsuit that will net the Little Rock mall retailer $28.5 million. According to a company statement, Dillard’s filed [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Wednesday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment calling for election of members of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

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LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe gave a vote of confidence to state Prison Director Ray Hobbs Wednesday, a day after the state Board of Corrections decided to suspend Hobbs for two weeks without pay for not informing the panel sooner of a glitch that caused 13 inmates to be paroled too soon.

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LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year will be relatively flat, the governor said Wednesday, a day ahead of state finance officials’ scheduled release of their annual revenue forecast.

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A slow economic recovery, flatline revenue growth, and potential federal funding cuts have Gov. Mike Beebe (D) convinced that he won’t try to reduce the state’s grocery tax in his next budget. But, Beebe suggested that future desegregation money — if long-standing litigation is resolved — could be used to further cut the sales tax on [...]

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The comments line is open. My close-out: * LR SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE: Melanie Fox has already said she won’t be seeking another term on the Little Rock School Board next year, a great loss. (Yes, I know. I supported her opponent in her first campaign. I was wrong about Fox.) I hear a promising candidate may [...]

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BEEBE: Revenue ‘flat.’ It’s come to this. Gov. Mike Beebe has gone to issuing guidance on the monthly state revenue report, in the fashion of major corporations and quarterly financial statements. The report this week will be “relatively flat,” reports Stephens Media from covering a speech Beebe gave to farmers today. The 2012 legislature might be able [...]

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A slow economic recovery, flatline revenue growth, and potential federal funding cuts have Gov. Mike Beebe (D) convinced that he won’t try to reduce the state’s grocery tax in his next budget. But, Beebe suggested that future desegregation money — if long-standing litigation is resolved — could be used to further cut the sales tax on [...]

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, said Wednesday he would fight to protect the 188th Fighter Wing from potential budget cuts that the Pentagon may contemplate.

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