LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas would benefit from health insurance reform that holds down costs and covers more people, but legislation before the U.S. House would balloon the state budget, Gov. Mike Beebe said today.

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LITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Beebe has ordered U.S. and Arkansas flags to be flown at half-staff today to honor those killed and wounded at Fort Hood military base in Texas.

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LITTLE ROCK — The state Supreme Court today reversed the conviction of former Lonoke Police Chief Ronald Jay Campbell on corruption charges, saying prosecutors failed to prove Campbell was leader of a continuing criminal enterprise.

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LITTLE ROCK — Death-row inmate Rickey Dale Newman can ask a circuit court to determine whether he is mentally competent to stand trial, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled today.

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LITTLE ROCK — The state Supreme Court on Thursday suspended Phillips County Circuit Court Judge L.T. Simes from the bench law through the end of his term next year over judicial misconduct accusations.

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LITTLE ROCK — Despite the recession, most Arkansans think the state is headed in the right direction, and think they are as good or better off financially from a year ago and will be as good or better off next year as now, results of the 11th annual Arkansas Poll released today showed.

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LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System board voted today to put a $26 million price tag on the Victory Building, nearly $10 million more than an offer the system has on the table.

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LITTLE ROCK – Farmers in 60 Arkansas counties are eligible to apply for emergency low-interest federal loans under a U.S. Agriculture Department declaration related to October flooding, Gov. Mike Beebe’s office said today.

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LITTLE ROCK — A new poll shows Gov. Mike Beebe's approval rating remains high, though not quite as high as it was a few months ago.

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LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe said today he still opposes an initiated act voters approved last year banning unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children, and he thinks the law has hindered the state’s ability to recruit qualified parents.

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