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Arkansas Lawmakers Introduce States Rights Bill To Slow DOEs Eminent Domain Authority
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A day after the Department of Energy’s (DOE) comment period ended for the controversial $2.4 billion Clean Line wind-power transmission project, Arkansas’ congressional delegation introduced a states’ rights bill to approve or reject grid transmission projects prior to the federal government’s execution of eminent domain authority... Quapaw tribe willing to sign no-casino pact for land near LR Port
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The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma's chairman is willing to sign an agreement stating that the tribe will not build a casino on the property it owns in Pulaski County if it's taken into federal trust, he wrote in a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs this week... LR pupil dines at White House
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U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., met with Dave Elswick's Patriot Tour Group on Tuesday. He went to the Arkansas' Day Dinner at the National Guard Association of the United States Building and met with Arkansas State 4-H on Wednesday. On Thursday, he spoke about International Religious Freedom on the House floor. Arkansas Senators Legislation Seeks to Honors First Jewish Federal Judge
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U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman introduced legislation to rename the Helena-West Helena Federal building in honor of Jewish Judge Jacob Trieber. Washington Digest: House revamps No Child Left Behind law
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The House approved a bill last week to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law intended to give states more flexibility in testing student achievement... Arkansas delegates join in debate over Indian land
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Governor Hutchinson, along with other Arkansas delegates are writing to Washington to deny a federal land trust for the Quapaw Indian Tribe. The tribe, based in Oklahoma, is trying to take their 160 acres near the airport and have it federally protected. Purple Hearts Presented To Soldiers Shot At Little Rock Recruiting Center
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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… Arkansans Awarded Purple Hearts After 2009 Attack
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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. 2 from UA join in hunger talks
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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... ADG: Critical agreement
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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... Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
