A statewide system of trauma care should be up and running within a year, Gov. Mike Beebe said at the news conference following the signing of the tobacco tax. Also, the medical school expansion in Fayetteville will be up and running by the fall, said Dr. Peter Kohler, dean of the campus. There will be a [...]
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The tobacco tax passed the state Senate 28 to 7 with votes from both senators who live in Benton County and one of the two senators living in Washington County. The measure needed a super-majority of 27 votes to pass. Sens. Cecile Bledsoe, R-Rogers, and Kim Hendren, R-Gravette, voted for the bill. So did Sen. [...]
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
If I were a betting man, I’d bet that what the governor wants on health — trauma centers, the medical school, regional health, the works — gets presented at 10 a.m. in the Senate Public Health Committee. I’ll be doing some blogging from there if I’m right.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
“The state will keep its promise to match private sector contributions” to start a satellite medical school campus in Fayetteville, Gov. Mike Beebe said in his state of the state speech just now, throwing his commitment behind the project. He also dropped the figure on how much of a cigarette tax he wants: 56 cents a [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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