LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe will ask the Legislature in 2011 to adopt a one-half percentage point cut to the state sales tax on groceries, his spokesman said Tuesday.

LITTLE ROCK — Arez LLC, a subsidiary of Ireland-based Arez International, will invest $6.8 million and create 121 jobs in Crossett to produce resin for the printing ink industry, the firm said Monday.

LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe will ask the Legislature to cut another one-half cent from the state sales tax on groceries next year, a gubernatorial spokesman said today.

CROSSETT — An Ireland-based resin manufacturer will open a subsidiary company and a new plant in Crossett, creating more than 120 new jobs, officials said today.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Mike Beebe is to be in Crossett for what is being called a 'major' job announcement.

Governor Beebe won Tuesday night with more votes than any Arkansas Governor of either party since four-¬year terms were introduced. Despite a sweeping GOP tsunami across the country, our Governor Mike Beebe won with a higher margin than any other Democrat for Governor in the entire nation. Mike Beebe won with as high or higher of a margin than any other Governor of either party in the Southeast or Southwest.

LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe captured a second term Tuesday, handily dispatching Republican businessman Jim Keet and Jim Lendall, the Green Party’s nominee.

Minutes after Republican challenger Jim Keet conceded defeat in the governor's race Tuesday night, Governor Mike Beebe took the podium at his campaign headquarters in Little Rock to declare victory in his re-election bid.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe has won a second term in Arkansas. Beebe defeated Republican challenger Jim Keet in Tuesday's election. Beebe has served as governor since 2007, and enjoyed high approval ratings throughout his first term.

Slowly but steadily, Arkansas has made progress under this governor. Naturally enough, some of us would prefer quickly but steadily, and have said as much-with some vigor-over the past four years. During which time the temptation to shake The Hon. Mike Beebe by the shoulders and tell him to Do Something! has been nigh-about irresistible. As when the subject is all those state-supplied cars and not nearly enough charter schools. But eventually, smoothly, and in long, long due course, he’s