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Lottery scholarship details revealed

Not only are the mechanics of the lottery being revealed in drafts today, but the plan for the scholarships came out at the Little Rock Political Animals meeting too. The level of scholarships the lottery will fund will be set using a kind of sliding scale, House Speaker Robbie Wills, D-Conway, told the group meeting at [...]

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 [...]