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'Mike Beebe'

Asa Hutchinson: trying to please

Mike Beebe is celebrated for the finesse with which he governed Arkansas with a legislature that for two years was effectively controlled by the other party and for his last two years with Republican numerical control as well. So what will they say about Asa Hutchinson, who must govern with his party owning lopsided majorities in both legislative houses?
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Hutchinson likely to be less of a TV presence

Have a question for Gov. Asa Hutchinson? It appears likely the public will have fewer opportunities to pose them on TV than during the Beebe administration.
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Hutchinson's dilemma same as Beebe's and his GOP affiliation doesn't help

Ernest Dumas writes about the difficulties faced by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in matching the achievements of Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe, even though he, like the majority of the legislature is a Republican. In short, Hutchinson needs Obamacare money, though his party rests on a foundation that hates Obamacare.

Other Arkansans of the Year for 2014

These people also stood out.
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Blue Hog Report 2014: The best of times, the worst of times

Blue Hog Report, the investigative blog of Little Rock lawyer Matt Campbell, had a heckuva year in 2014. His work was pivotal in forcing the resignation from office of Lt. Gov. Mark Darr and driving Circuit Judge Mike Maggio not only out of a race for Appeals Court but off the bench. There remain some important loose ends.

Beebe prepares for departure, hard drives intact

Gov. Mike Beebe will leave office without destroyed computer hard drives, as his predecessor Mike Huckabee did.
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UPDATE: Honorable confirmed to federal energy commission seat

UPDATE: News reports say the Senate confirmed Colette Honorable to a position on the Federal Energy Commission by unanimous voice vote Tuesday night. So now the question: Who will Gov. Mike Beebe appoint to replace her on the PSC?

Hutchinson plans new Mansion administrator, Don Bingham

Don Bingham, currently director of special events at UCA, is going to replace Ron Maxwell as administrator of the Governor's Mansion in the Hutchinson administration.
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Beebe's last round of pardons

Gov. Mike Beebe issued today what likely will be his last round of recommended pardons. He announced his intention to grant 14, all to people who've completed all aspects of sentences. None had a conviction for a violent crime.

Speaking of Mike Beebe's potential midnight appointments

Gov. Mike Beebe has a shot at some "midnight" judicial appointees. Will he take advantage of a two-week window to put his old pal Cliff Hoofman in a fat job for a fourth time, this time Court of Appeals?
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The Senate's final hours and the fate of an Arkansas nominee

The confusion about final votes of the U.S. Senate has implications for which governor will control the majority of appointees on the Arkansas Public Service Commision.

Gov. Beebe formally announces plans to pardon his son

Gov. Mike Beebe announced today his intention to grant 12 pardons, including one he'd disclosed earlier for his son Kyle.
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