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A federal judge approved a $5.07 million settlement between Exxon Mobil and the federal and state governments Wednesday, ending a lawsuit filed more than two years ago after the company's Pegasus pipeline ruptured and spilled tens of thousands of gallons of heavy crude oil into a Mayflower neighborhood. In addition to monetary penalties, the consent decree includes new safety measures,… Read more »

Searcy Ar - The National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) Arkansas chapter will host it’s ninth annual state conference, Saturday August 22 at Harding University in Searcy.  Congressman French Hill will be presenting and available for questions along with representatives from Southwest Energy’s Revenue Department, Arkansas Oil and Gas Commissions Deputy Director and others. Read more »

The actions of the Internal Revenue Service and its commissioner involving the targeting of conservative organizations should not be tolerated, Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said Tuesday. Hill has called for the resignation of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in light of a nearly two-year investigation by a congressional committee into questions involving the… Read more »

Preston's remarks about accountability caught the attention of one particular Rotarian, U.S. Rep. French Hill. "I thought it was refreshing that an agency director in the state said that he would not spend all the money authorized and would turn it back, whether capital expenditure or [for] personnel," Hill said... Read more »

Mike Preston, the new executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, said Tuesday that he won't spend leftover money in the commission's budget for the sake of balancing the books. Any unspent funds should and have been returned to the state's coffers, he said. His remarks brought applause from members of Rotary Club 99, to whom he was speaking at the Clinton… Read more »

Mike Preston, the new executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, said Tuesday that he won't spend leftover money in the commission's budget for the sake of balancing the books. Any unspent funds should and have been returned to the state's coffers, he said... Read more »

A devastating blow to Main Street: The number of community banks nationwide has declined by more than 1,500 since 2010, a rate of nearly one per day... Read more »

The actions of the Internal Revenue Service and its commissioner involving the targeting of conservative organizations should not be tolerated, Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said Tuesday. Hill has called for the resignation of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in light of a nearly two-year investigation by a congressional committee into questions involving the… Read more »

The actions of the Internal Revenue Service and its commissioner involving the targeting of conservative organizations should not be tolerated, Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said Tuesday... Read more »

The debate over a highway bill capped this week’s action in the nation’s capital as lawmakers approved a short-term bill before heading to recess.... Read more »