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A Tyson Foods employee was among the victims in a shooting at a congressional baseball practice outside Washington, D.C., and his family said Wednesday afternoon that he remains in the intensive care unit in critical condition after surgery. Family members of Matt Mika says he suffered multiple gunshot wounds when a gunman opened fire, injuring a congressman and others. His family said… Read more »

ARKANSAS (KATV) — Arkansas leaders are responding after a shooting at a park in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday. Authorities say Congressman Steve Scalise and two Capitol police officers were shot while attending a baseball practice for a charity baseball game. Officials report five people were taken to a local hospital for treatment. None of the Arkansas delegation was… Read more »

All members of the Arkansas congressional delegation are reported safe after a shooting incident outside the nation's capital Wednesday morning. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) was shot in Alexandria, Virginia, a House colleague told CNN, in what sources are calling an apparent "deliberate attack." A congressional staffer was also shot. Arkansas representatives and senators took to… Read more »

U.S. Rep. French Hill touted Conway's new public bicycle-sharing program in a speech on the House floor last week. "As a longtime biker, I'm pleased to see the city work to provide an alternative and convenient source of transportation for residents of Conway to help relieve congestion and promote a healthier city," the Republican from Little Rock said. The program is "one more step on… Read more »

More than two dozen U.S. lawmakers have urged U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reject the proposed sale of U.S. aluminum products maker Aleris Corp (ALSD.PK) to China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd (1333.HK) to protect U.S. security interests. In a June 9 letter to Mnuchin shared with Reuters, the 27 lawmakers said it would be a "strategic misstep" to allow the $2.33 billion sale to go… Read more »

According to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the Republican Party in Arkansas has fulfilled its commitment to principles of "limited government" and "individual responsibility," along with pro-life principles and support of the Second Amendment, since achieving "historic majorities" in state government. "For the first time in history, we elected a Republican governor and Republican majority… Read more »

House Republicans shifted into overdrive to pass the Financial CHOICE Act, the leading option to replace Dodd-Frank, through the Financial Services Committee. And now that the amended Financial CHOICE Act has worked its way through the committee, Republican representatives aren’t letting up on the gas to ensure that it makes its way to the Senate. In fact, with… Read more »

SHERIDAN — Sheridan High School senior Sean Fitzgerald has been interested in pursuing a military career for the past several years. He will officially begin that pursuit in June when he enters the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Fitzgerald said he attended the academy’s summer seminar last year, and that put him “over the top.” “I was interested… Read more »

U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, was complimentary of President Donald Trump’s Middle East terrorism stance and he said a portion of his Congressional work is centered on more transparency and reforms in the international bank financing system. Hill, who appeared on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, said the new Gulf Cooperation Council is a step in… Read more »

Homes lining a street where history was made would be added to the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site under legislation filed Tuesday on Capitol Hill. If the proposal becomes law, seven South Park Street houses sitting on roughly 1.5 acres will be placed within the historic site's boundaries. Two Republican lawmakers from Arkansas, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of Dardanelle… Read more »