Gov. Mike Beebe took questions on a Roby Brock webcast today. Twitter feeds say he 1) defended Shane Broadway as Higher Ed leader for his political skills; 2) said he’d stay out of Sheffield Nelson’s plan to push a severance tax increase on the 2012 ballot; 3) said the budget surplus would be needed to plug holes, such as Medicaid; 4) touted his tax-cutting record 5) said legislative redistricting maps should be ready by the end of July. Here’s a fuller rundown.

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