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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/12/washington-news-brief/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON — An Arkansas community health advocate spoke at a rally on Capitol Hill last week, urging congressional support for community health centers. Brigitte McDonald, a Corning resident and CEO of 1st Choice Healthcare, was joined by other advocates from… Read more »

http://http//katv.com/news/local/lawmakers-react-to-passage-of-bipartisan-budget-act by Katie Clement, AP Little Rock (KATV/AP) —  After a brief government shutdown, the Bipartisan Budget Act was passed by the House early Friday morning and signed by President Donald Trump. The House voted 240-186 to approve the bill just before dawn Eastern time, hours after the Senate had… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/04/iran-transparency-aim-of-cotton-bill-ru/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, who has repeatedly clashed with Iran's ayatollahs, wants to make it harder for them to hide their financial assets from public scrutiny. The Republican from Dardanelle on Monday introduced the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/04/centers-of-attention-20180204/ By Cary Jenkins  Tall arrangements of giant tropical foliage and silhouettes of palm fronds cast on the walls with green lighting set the scene for Evolve: A Night in the Jungle on Jan. 27. The event at the Statehouse Convention Center's Wally Allen Ballroom was a fundraiser for Centers for… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/02/strengthen-pact-20180202/ By French Hill Special to the Democrat-Gazette On Jan. 14, my good friend Mack McLarty, former chief of staff to President Clinton, outlined the strong benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for our state of Arkansas. Like Mack, I have past experience with the early formation of… Read more »

http://http//5newsonline.com/2018/01/31/train-carrying-gop-lawmakers-to-retreat-hits-truck/ WEST VIRGINIA (CBS) -- A train carrying Republican members of Congress to their retreat in Greenbrier, West Virginia, has hit a truck, reports Nancy Cordes. The White House confirmed the report, and said in a statement that there is one known fatality and one serious injury. Arkansas Senator… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/01/gop-lawmakers-safe-after-train-hits-tru/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood A train carrying Capitol Hill Republicans to a West Virginia resort struck a garbage truck on the tracks near Charlottesville, Va., late Wednesday morning, killing one of the truck's occupants and seriously injuring another, congressmen said. Five… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/31/state-s-gop-delegation-gives-high-marks/?f=latest By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address got rave reviews from members of the all-Republican Arkansas congressional delegation. The state's two U.S. senators and four U.S. representatives, who have praised Trump's first year… Read more »

http://http//harrisondaily.com/agriculture/u-s-agriculture-secretary-sonny-perdue-visits-state/article_2c7e2112-020e-11e8-bcc4-47ace1c2d689.html LITTLE ROCK — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made his second visit to Arkansas within the last year. Friday, Jan. 19, he participated in a roundtable discussion with Governor Hutchinson, Arkansas agriculture secretary Wes Ward,… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/26/state-delegation-backs-broad-immigratio/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation Thursday said they welcome President Donald Trump's leadership on immigration, maintaining that changes are needed to the existing system. Arkansas United Community Coalition, an immigrant advocacy… Read more »