January 6, 2006

Arkansas Voters Reject Bond for Colleges

By ANNE K. WALTERS

Voters in Arkansas have narrowly rejected a $250-million bond issue for higher education.

The measure lost by fewer than 700 votes in a special election held last month, according to unofficial poll results released by state officials. The count was 50.3 percent against the measure to 49.7 percent in favor.

Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Republican, had called the special election to consider the higher-education bond issue and a transportation bond issue for interstate-highway repairs.

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