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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An audit of a solar panel system installation at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock found $1.5 million in extra costs, officials say. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General said it reviewed the work-in-progress solar panel system, which was projected to cost $8 million and produce 1.8 million megawatts of energy,… Read more »

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump should apologize for his criticism of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the Muslim parents of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday. "I think he should express his regret and apologize for what he said to the Khans and again to all Gold Star families," the Republican from Dardanelle told reporters after he spoke… Read more »

A plan to ensure disability insurance isn’t abused has been introduced in Congress. The program could save taxpayers a substantial amount of money and maintain the proper level of funding for the truly needy. The Social Security Disability Insurance program is intended to provide financial assistance for Americans with a work history that have experienced a disabling condition… Read more »

The United States should secure its borders through high-tech security, give business a boost by reducing regulations and adopt the tax-overhaul plan proposed by the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., said Tuesday. Hill spoke to the Searcy Rotary Club, which met at the Searcy Country Club. About 50 people attended. At several points in his speech and during a question-and-answer… Read more »

Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman and his Democratic challenger, Conner Eldridge, both panned Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday for Trump's criticism of a speech given at last week's Democratic National Convention by the Muslim parents of a U.S. Army captain who died in Iraq. At the convention, Khizr Khan, who was born in Pakistan, questioned whether Trump… Read more »

The eleventh-hour move by the Donald Trump campaign to add a plan to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act to the Republican platform caught GOP lawmakers off guard, with some of them expressing disappointment with the decision. While the 1930s-era law, which separated commercial and investment banking activities, is strongly supported by progressive Democrats, it is not popular among most… Read more »

Alexander Hamilton, one of the founders of our great national experiment (and now namesake of Broadway's biggest hit), once stated that a key benefit of a solid financial system is that "banks become the nurseries of national wealth." Read more »

WASHINGTON — The selection of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as Donald Trump's running mate could clarify the presumptive Republican nominee's banking policy views, adding to the ticket a policymaker who has been outspoken about the Dodd-Frank Act and other financial topics. Read more »

In the wake of a sniper attack on Dallas law enforcement officers that left five officers dead and nine wounded, House Democrats have continued to push for a vote on gun control legislation before the congressional session ends on Friday. Read more »

Three months after losing a race for state representative, Isaac Foley has taken a job in the nation's capital. Read more »