Iran transparency aim of U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton's bill

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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…

Centers of attention

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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…

FRENCH HILL: Strengthen pact

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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…

Train Carrying Arkansas Lawmakers To Retreat Hits Truck

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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…

GOP lawmakers, including 5 from Arkansas, safe after train hits truck

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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…

State's GOP delegation gives high marks to Trump's speech

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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…

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visits state

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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,…

Arkansas congressional delegation backs broad immigration approach

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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…

Abortion foes rally at state Capitol; hundreds of people denounce Roe v. Wade 45 years later

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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/22/abortion-foes-rally-at-capitol-20180122-1/?f=latest By Ryan Tarinelli As anti-abortion signs dotted the crowd outside the state Capitol on Sunday afternoon, abortion opponents celebrated political and legal wins and reaffirmed their opposition to a landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion. Hundreds of abortion…

Arkansans vexed by budget battle; glad it’s over, legislators say

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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/23/arkansans-vexed-by-budget-battle-201801/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation expressed relief Monday that the federal government shutdown was ending, but they also aired frustration that a Senate standoff had triggered the situation. Some want to overhaul the…

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