Republican Rep. French Hill of Arkansas' 2nd District echoed Cotton in a Facebook post that called Castro a "brutal dictator" who tore families apart and took away the rights of Cuba's people. "History will not look down on this brutal dictator with kind regard -- and neither should we," he wrote. "Today, I am hopeful that the Cuban people are one day closer to the type of freedom they deserve." Click here to read more.
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Heartland Renaissance Fund, LLC, of Little Rock, a subsidiary of Arkansas Capital Corporation, has been awarded an allocation of $65 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), the second largest award amount for Heartland in its 15-year history. Heartland Renaissance Fund was one of 120 organizations nationwide that were awarded tax credits totaling $7 billion for use in low-income communities under the 2015-2016 round of the NMTC program. The tax credits are administered by the U.S. Treasury’s ...
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Trump transition team has started making picks for the president elect's cabinet. U.S. Rep. French Hill joins the program to examine the initial selections and who might still be to come. Plus, Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam (R) discusses 2017's legislative session, and our panel talks about the future of healthcare in the state with Obamacare hanging in the balance. Capitol View airs Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. on KARK-TV directly before NBC's Meet in the Press. It...
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President-elect Donald Trump doesn't take the oath of office until Jan. 20, but Arkansans are already hurrying to grab seats, book flights and secure hotel rooms. Click here to read more.
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CORPORATIONS, TAXES AND INFRASTRUCTURE — OH MY! An economic adviser to President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday pitched to lawmakers the idea of using a one-time 10 percent tax on corporate revenues repatriated from overseas to offset costs associated with an infrastructure spending plan. “We think that there’s as much as $2 trillion overseas,” Stephen Moore said at a meeting arranged by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. Moore said the arrangement could possibly raise between $100 billion and $1...
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A BUMPY ROAD? Donald Trump was elected president eight days ago, a result that gave a jolt to previously stalled GOP efforts to comprehensively revamp the tax code. And yet it seems it might have only taken about a week for cracks to start forming in the partnership between Hill Republicans and the president-elect. Here’s what happened on Tuesday: Stephen Moore of The Heritage Foundation, who’s been one of the top Trump surrogates on tax issues for months, pitched to lawmakers at a meeting arran...
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Physicians and executive staff at Arkansas Urology, as well representatives from Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's office and U.S. Rep. French Hill's office, will attend the ceremony. Click here to read more.
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The women of America's armed forces were the focus of this year's ARvets Salute, held Nov. 5 at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion. Honorary gala chairman Jerry Jones, chief ethics and legal officer at Acxiom, told guests, "Tonight, this event is even more special because ... we are going to celebrate and especially honor women service members." "Women have served our country with the same commitment, honor and leadership as have our men. This evening, we are going to celebrate a few of these women...
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The sound of mother nature can be hard to hear at busy Fire Station 8. The sound of emergency tones and sirens can be heard from outside. "It's been abnormally dry here lately," says North Little Rock Fire Battalion Chief Phil Pounders. With more than three decades of experience, Pounders knows mother nature can have a mind of its own. "They can quickly lead to structure fires," he says. Thanks to dry conditions, North Little Rock Firefighters battled a grass fire Sunda...
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ new veterans home will provide high-quality care for men and women who have served their country to protect our freedoms, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday during a Veterans Day ceremony at the new facility. “Today is special because we open the Arkansas Veterans Home in North Little Rock,” Hutchinson said. “This facility is incredible. For all of you that supported it, this is a day that we can rejoice that we have done something that our veterans have wanted, that t...
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