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FAYETTEVILLE -- The U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs toured a Fayetteville bright spot in his beleaguered department Monday, on his way to meet with Wal-Mart leaders on how to improve his agency's logistics. David Shulkin, Veterans Affairs secretary, visited the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks hospital and grounds in Fayetteville at the invitation of Rep. Steve Womack,… Read more »

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin in early June pronounced the American veterans health care system to be in “critical condition.”  One northwest Arkansas VA hospital, however, appears to be thriving, and that prompted U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-3rd District) to invite Shulkin to take a look. After an early morning tour of the Veterans… Read more »

Weekly column written for Gov. Asa Hutchinson: I want to share a computer-coding news scoop about a pair of 13-year-old football playing Arkansans who built a device that has the potential to save the life of dozens of children around the country. Mason Covington’s and Tyler Duke’s invention was among 10 finalists out of 5,000 entries in the 2017 Samsung Solve competition,… Read more »

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Runners from Camp Robinson and the Little Rock Air Force Base as well as people from the area were among the participants in the "Run for those that Marched" Saturday morning. The event took place at the Veterans Affairs campus in North Little Rock and featured a 5K run and a 1-mile walk/roll. Congressman French Hill was among those who worked as a… Read more »

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman today announced that the Arkansas Department of Health will receive $361,120 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support drinking water systems across the state. Read more »

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A WWII veteran celebrates his 100th birthday Wednesday surrounded by family and friends. Jesse Howard Robertson, a native Arkansan, rings in one century of life with his sons, grand kids, and great-grand kids in North Little Rock. "I want to capture the flavor of his life," Jesse's son, Dan Robertson, said, while displaying pictures and mementos from his… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK — An employee of Springdale-based Tyson Foods was among several people injured in a shooting at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday in Alexandria, Va. Matt Mika, director of government relations for Tyson’s Washington, D.C., office, was taken to a hospital after the shooting and was listed in critical condition after surgery, the company said in a… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Association approved a disaster declaration for the State of Arkansas. President Donald Trump has ordered federal assistance for areas affected by recent severe… Read more »

The six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation, all Republicans, were safe but horrified by the news that their colleagues and a Tyson Foods employee were targeted by a gunman on a baseball diamond Wednesday morning. A lobbyist for the Springdale-based company was one of the victims. No Arkansas lawmakers attended the baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. "We have confirmed that… Read more »

It's been 73 years this month since a young football player from the University of Arkansas volunteered to serve his country and dropped into France. His name was Gene Sellers, private, first-class, one each. He was a Pathfinder, and anybody who's ever been in the military will tell you those guys are high-speed, low-drag. They're the ones who go in before the Rangers and other airborne.… Read more »