Beebe Not Being Honest with Public, Voters

An education advocacy group today charged Attorney General Mike Beebe with not being honest about his role in helping to close down Paron High School and other local schools around the state. "Mike Beebe claimed he had nothing to do with closing Paron High School and forcing the children of that community on three-hour bus rides, and I quite frankly don?t see how he can say that with a straight face," said Ron Crawford, President of the Rural Education Preservation Alliance (REPA). "Mr. Beebe not only sent his official staff to lobby against the Rural Schools Support Act, he sent his lawyers to court to ensure our school was killed and to ensure that other locals schools don't have a fighting chance to survive either." Read More