House Speaker John Boehner abruptly announced his resignation Friday, shutting down a tea party drive to depose the nation's highest-ranking Republican. The 13-term Ohio lawmaker, second in line to the presidency, shocked his rank and file when he told them of his plans in a private meeting. He said he would step down from the speaker's job he's held for nearly five years, and from Congress, at the end of October. Click here to read more.
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The U.S. House on Thursday approved and sent to the president’s desk legislation to rename the Helena-West Helena federal building in honor of an Arkansas man who was the nation’s first Jewish federal judge. All six members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation supported the measure to rename the building after Jacob Trieber. The Senate approved the bill last month. “We owe this honor to Judge Trieber who was a well-respected leader in Phillips County,” Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., who introduced...
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In addressing a joint meeting of Congress, Pope Francis urged cooperation for the common good. Several members of Arkansas' Washington delegation said they hope senators and representatives absorb that message. "The challenges facing us today call for a renewal of that spirit of cooperation, which has accomplished so much good throughout the history of the United States," Francis told lawmakers, dignitaries and guests Thursday. "The complexity, the gravity and the urgency of these challenges dem...
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U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who faced scrutiny from conservatives over policy issues, announced his resignation Friday during a Republican conference meeting. A flurry of reports hit the newswire when Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, tweeted: “Speaker Boehner just announced in Conference that he will resign as Speaker and from Congress at the end of October” on Friday morning. According to multiple reports, Boehner will resign his congressional seat and House leadership role effectiv...
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LITTLE ROCK — The U.S. House on Thursday approved and sent to the president’s desk legislation to rename the Helena-West Helena federal building in honor of an Arkansas man who was the nation’s first Jewish federal judge. All six members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation supported the measure to rename the building after Jacob Trieber. The Senate approved the bill last month. “We owe this honor to Judge Trieber who was a well-respected leader in Phillips County,” Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., w...
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Monsignor Lawrence Frederick wouldn't say what grade U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., received in his class years ago, but the freshman congressman probably earned some extra credit by inviting his former teacher to hear Pope Francis speak Thursday. Pope Francis on Thursday became the first pontiff to address Congress, speaking to a packed room of lawmakers, dignitaries and their guests about immigration, climate change and caring for each other. Click here to read more.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson has formed a 10-member Military Affairs Steering Committee in a public-private partnership to work on protecting and expanding the state's military installations and missions, Hutchinson said Monday. The Republican governor said he's devoting $400,000 from his discretionary General Improvement Fund to establish the statewide initiative in the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and to fund an economic impact analysis. Click here to read more.
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In an Arkansas National Guard hanger filled with military personnel and a phalanx of government and legislative officials at North Little Rock’s Camp Robinson, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Sept. 21) unveiled a public-private partnership aimed at supporting and boosting the economic fortunes of the state’s military installations. The new statewide initiative, according to Hutchinson, will promote Arkansas at the state and national level in a way that will add short- and long-term economic value...
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LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A Catholic High School physics teacher will head to Washington this week to see the Pope address Congress on Thursday. Father Lawrence Frederick has been molding the young minds that walk the halls of Catholic High School since 1966. Little did he know at the time, but Father Frederick must have left a lasting impression on now Congressman French Hill because he invited Father Frederick to Washington D.C. to watch Pope Francis address lawmakers on Thursday. "I'm excited, yes...
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - With the constant threat of budget cuts hanging over today's military, Governor Asa Hutchinson is looking to help keep the state's bases as strong economic engines for their community by being proactive. There is no imminent threat economically to Arkansas military installations, but Representative French Hill urged the governor to get out front early. At a ceremony on Monday at Camp Robinson, the governor made an announcement about the creation of a military affairs c...
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