The Beebe’s Speech: “Everything is GREAT! No More Questions!”

January 15, 2013
BB is watching you

Today, Governor Mike Beebe gave his final “state of the State” address to a joint session of the Arkansas legislature. The speech was full of rhetoric and short on substance -- it seems to be a pattern. Instead of taking the opportunity to propose solutions, the governor used campaign-type rhetoric to push for Medicaid expansion: “Those of you that provided leadership in the House and in the Senate together with our office are of one mind that the last thing we’ll ever do is throw folks … [Read more...]

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The Top 10 Stories of 2012

December 31, 2012
2012 review pig

Well, it’s New Year’s Eve so everyone’s doing those “year in review” type things, and we just can’t resist the urge to jump in. Furthermore, producing one of these is much easier than writing a substantive article, especially considering that the eggnog hasn’t quite worn off yet. So, here you have it: a look at the absolute, without a doubt, bar-none top stories of 2012, provided to you by The Arkansas Project (in terms of web traffic, not quality of content -- because God knows … [Read more...]

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Governor Beebe Calls AFP Ad “False, Misleading”

October 13, 2012

Governor Mike Beebe's assault on Americans For Prosperity - Arkansas continued this week. This time, Beebe is taking the fight to the airwaves, starring in a new television ad produced by the Democrat Party of Arkansas.  In the ad, Beebe calls AFP a "Virginia group" that is using "secret money" to "trash Arkansas" in a "false and misleading ad." Watch and take pride in your state's chief executive: AFP-Arkansas Director Teresa Oelke addressed some of the governor's comments directly … [Read more...]

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Trashing “Trashing Arkansas”

October 1, 2012
Beebe can't handle the truth FINAL

For about a week now, Governor Mike Beebe has seized just about every available opportunity to launch visceral attacks against our friends at Americans For Prosperity-Arkansas for their new television ad that allegedly “trashes Arkansas.”  The governor even used his weekly column/radio address to tear into AFP-AR, saying “not everyone wants Arkansas to look good in the eyes of others.” In short, Beebe -- who urged all of us to “believe in Arkansas” when he ran for governor -- … [Read more...]

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Governor Beebe, You’re Not Always Right

September 27, 2012

Earlier this week, Governor Mike Beebe created a bit of a kerfuffle when he spoke before a group of business leaders at the Arkansas Governor’s Quality Awards ceremony.  Rather than discussing whatever it is you discuss at those fancy dinners, Beebe took to the lectern to criticize the allegedly sinister Americans For Prosperity-Arkansas and their new television ad.  The ad talks about the shrinking opportunity in our state due to the growth of government and lack of economic freedom (which, … [Read more...]

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Signs of Government Waste

September 26, 2012
LM Sign A

Congratulations Arkansas taxpayers!  You are the proud owners of three magnificent signs at a failing wind power plant in Little Rock! Yesterday, I wrote about LM Wind Power's use of $230,000 of taxpayer money for "beautification."  $41,250 of that was allocated for "signage."  Thanks to a good friend (who shall remain nameless, to protect the innocent), you can now see exactly what your hard-earned money produced at the LM plant. It's reasonable to assume that this larger sign is "Sign … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arkansas Legislature, Arkansas Politics, Cronyism, Energy Policy, Gallery, Gov. Mike Beebe Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Governor Beebe Speaks Out on Deaf Scandal

September 21, 2012

Governor Beebe has finally made some public comments about our friend Bill Walker and his hiring of an unqualified sign language interpreter.  In an interview with KARK about the scandal surrounding state Treasurer Martha Shoffner’s mismanagement of state funds, Beebe was also asked about Walker’s handling of the interpreter situation (kudos to KARK for responding to my call for more attention to this matter). In the interview, Beebe suggests that the OPM review, which I have analyzed, … [Read more...]

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The Concerns of the Deaf Are Finally Heard

August 31, 2012
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Friday news dump by state government!  I haven’t been able to find this story anywhere else, so I am taking a huge career risk here by acting upon this information, but the Arkansas Times is reporting that our friend Bill Walker has issued a statement saying that he has actually removed unqualified interpreter Clara Taylor from her position.  This of course is a story we have been following for a while here at The Arkansas Project, advocating Taylor’s removal because of her apparent … [Read more...]

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