The Senate stands adjourned until today at 3:00pm. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Jay Clayton, of New York, to be Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission. At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Clayton nomination.
House Legislative Activity
Today, the House will meet at 12:00pm… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Recent homicides, shootings and other violent crimes have drawn the attention of city leaders.
On Sunday, Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola and the city board of directors held a special meeting to hear from Chief Ken Buckner to address the sudden spike in crime.
"We know that we're all in this together," said Stodola. "As a community, together, I know we… Read more »
The Little Rock VA medical center in Arkansas has finally activated its solar panel project — four years behind schedule and $1.5 million past the budget.
The solar panels came online Sunday. Officials hope the panels will provide 2.6 million kilowatt hours, which is only enough to power about 12 percent of the medical center’s total energy requirements, Arkansas… Read more »
Rep. James "French" Hill, an Arkansas Republican, comments on Dodd-Frank regulations and tax reform during an interview with Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli. (Source: Bloomberg)
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The Veterans Affairs hospital in Little Rock has activated its solar panels, ending a five-year saga of mismanagement and overspending on the project.
The U.S. Department of Veterans affairs missed its project deadline by four years and exceeded its budget by $1.5 million, prompting a nationwide review of similar projects at VA facilities nationwide.
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The solar panel system at Little Rock's Veterans Hospital has finally been turned on four years after the project began.
Entergy Arkansas cleared the way Sunday for Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System to power on the solar panels at John L McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital.
“This is an exciting day for CAVHS,” Dr. Margie Scott,… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, AR (KAIT/KATV) -
A four-year-long project to install a solar panel system at the Little Rock Veterans Hospital finally happened earlier this week.
According to a story from Little Rock television station KATV, Entergy Arkansas approved the plan for the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital.
At least… Read more »
Naomi Wolf, author, political journalist and cofounder of DailyClout: ‘Trump didn’t do this. You did this. Your own inaction brought us exactly here’
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump: how has my life changed? First of all, there was the mourning period. Not for me, but for my fellow citizens. I was just mad. And I wasn’t even maddest at the Trump… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- This week on Capitol View, we focus on executions in Arkansas. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joins the program to break down the legal back-and-forth we experienced throughout the week leading up to the execution of convicted killer Ledell Lee. Rutledge also provides insight into legal proceedings as we approach three scheduled executions in the days… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, -- Former Arkansas Congressman Jay Dickey has died.
Dickey, who was a Republican from Pine Bluff, was our 4th district congressman from 1993-2001.
Jay Dickey was 77 years old.
Statements from Arkansas Republicans on Dickey's passing:
“Jay Dickey was a trailblazer in Arkansas politics, becoming the first Republican elected to represent the… Read more »
