Two Army soldiers who were shot outside a Little Rock recruiting center six years ago were awarded Purple Hearts on Wednesday, one of them posthumously. It took an act of Congress to allow the medals to be awarded to Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula of Jacksonville and the late Pvt. William Andrew “Andy” Long of Conway. Army officials presented the medals to Ezeagwula and Long’s father, Daris Long, in a ceremony at the state Capitol. Elected officials in attendance included Gov. Asa Hutchinson; Lt. Gov. T...
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Two U.S. Army privates who were attacked outside of a Little Rock recruiting center in 2009 were awarded with Purple Hearts Wednesday. Military personnel, members of Arkansas's congressional delegation, families and other dignitaries gathered in the State Capitol Rotunda to honor them.
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On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock, visited with students from Arkansas Baptist High School who placed seventh in the SIFMA Foundation's Capitol Hill Stock Market Challenge...
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As we advance into the 21st Century, being able to compete economically with other nations is vital to the future of this country. With 95 percent of the world's consumers living outside the United States, favorable trade agreements would open doors to our farmers and manufacturers in Arkansas for easier access to billions of new customers...
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After spending the early part of the week in Arkansas, U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock, was in Washington on Thursday to give a speech at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority conference. He returned to Little Rock on Friday to meet with Metropolitan Housing Alliance Executive Director Rodney Forte.
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Newly elected Rep. French Hill knows firsthand what it's like to lead a bank through a crisis and implement the sometimes complex rules of Dodd-Frank. That knowledge may prove key as he battles to make regulation simpler for small banks.
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U.S. Sen. John Boozman couldn't help but remember the last time he visited tornado-ravaged sites in Faulkner County. It was in June, several weeks after he had undergone emergency heart surgery. "I think my first official" visit as senator after the surgery was to the tornado-stricken towns of Vilonia and Mayflower, the Republican senator told city and county officials gathered Wednesday at Vilonia City Hall. "I was pretty sick," Boozman recalled of the time he spent recovering from surgery for ...
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All six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation said Wednesday that they plan to fight back against a water regulation rule approved by the Environmental Protection Agency...
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U.S. Sen. John Boozman and U.S. Rep. French Hill toured some of the hardest-hit areas from the April 27, 2014, tornado in Vilonia and Mayflower on Wednesday to get a firsthand view of the rebuilding progress...
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Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), a member of the House Financial Services Committee and a former broker, threw his support behind Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as the examiner of registered investment advisors, calling the self-regulator the “natural” choice to step in to help boost the frequency in which RIAs are audited...
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