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3 state delegates in D.C. accept vote of electors Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/15/20 Three members of the all-Republican Arkansas congressional delegation said they will respect the will of the Electoral College, indicating they will not attempt to overturn the results when the votes are formally tallied Jan. 6. Two members,… Read more »

Congress on Social Media 2020 Quorum 12/15/20 The most active members on social media platforms from the House show you don’t have to be a headlining name in order to use your owned media to get your message out there. High-profile house members like Nancy Pelosi, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kevin McCarthy, and Dan Crenshaw don’t… Read more »

Post office OK'd to hang portrait of Elaine accused’s defender Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/14/20 WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has signed legislation allowing Little Rock's Scipio A. Jones post office to "accept and display" a portrait of its namesake. John Gill, a Little Rock attorney who pushed for the painting,… Read more »

State law on drug middlemen upheld Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/11/20 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld an Arkansas law Thursday aimed at protecting family pharmacists from unfair business practices. The state's restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers -- the middlemen between insurance companies and… Read more »

Mnuchin Defends Coronavirus-Relief Loan to Troubled Trucking Firm YRC Wall Street Journal  12/10/2020 WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defended the government’s decision to lend $700 million in coronavirus-relief funds to trucking firm YRC Worldwide Inc., telling a… Read more »

Mnuchin defends controversial loan to private equity-backed firm in contentious Hill testimony Washington Post 12/10/2020 Republicans and Democrats in Congress grilled Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday over his agency’s $700 million loan to a troubled trucking company backed by a massive private equity company with… Read more »

Members from Arkansas back legislation Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/9/2020 WASHINGTON -- Arkansas' all-Republican House delegation voted for the proposed National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday, supporting the military bill despite President Donald Trump's threats to veto the bipartisan measure. In a written statement, 2nd District U.S. Rep. French Hill of Little Rock said… Read more »

Arkansas PBS, Nettleton STEAM partner for livestream of NASA Downlink December 10 KUAF 12/8/2020 CONWAY, Ark. (Arkansas PBS) — Arkansas PBS, the Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Arkansas State University (A-State) are partnering with the Nettleton STEAM Intermediate… Read more »

Arkansas civil rights champion honored with legislation backed by Rep. French Hill KARK News 12/4/2020 Congressman French Hill announced on Friday that his bill, H.R. 3317, the Scipio Jones Post Office Portrait Act, was signed into law. Rep. Hill’s bill will honor Arkansas civil rights champion and lawyer, Scipio Jones, by… Read more »

Biden Administration Expected to Aid FinTech Innovation Governing 12/3/2020 (TNS) — Lawmakers and fintech advocates expect Joe Biden's administration to boost the financial innovations that will lead to digital dollars and stronger personal ownership of digital identities but also close some regulatory loopholes that financial technology companies could be exploiting. The… Read more »