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Legislature: For Beebe, Times Have Changed

By James Jefferson LITTLE ROCK — Mike Beebe began his first legislative session as governor two years ago with the state awash in extra money. This time around, he’ll be pinching pennies. With a surplus close to $1 billion in 2007, Beebe earmarked nearly half for renovating dilapidated public school buildings and equipment and still managed to cut [...]