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Veterans Day commemorated at MacArthur Military Museum The Sentinel-Record 11/22/2020 The Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs hosted a salute to all veterans at the MacArthur Military Museum on Nov. 11. The event, which was by invitation only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, featured Gov. Asa Hutchison and Maj. Gen.… Read more »

Health Care Notebook Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 11/22/2020 Child hunger put at 14% for state About 14% of Arkansas households with children "sometimes" or "often" didn't have enough to eat, according to a new analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Only five states and the District of Columbia had larger shares of households with kids who went hungry, the… Read more »

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Cotton ads support Georgia candidate | Police chief group censures postings | Hill touts 5 firms over vets award Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 11/15/2020 WASHINGTON -- Now that his own race is over, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton is running digital ads in Georgia, hoping to influence that state's Jan. 5 runoff… Read more »

State's delegates: Biden should get security briefings Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 11/14/2020 Members of the all-Republican Arkansas congressional delegation aren't referring to former Vice President Joe Biden as "president-elect." But some of them say the Democrat should be getting intelligence briefings so that he's up to… Read more »

US Federal Reserve Rep Says Digital Dollar Still In Formative Stage Criptotendencias 11/14/2020 On Thursday, a hearing was held by the House Financial Services Committee where the issue of digital currencies and the digital dollar in particular was addressed. At this hearing, Randal Quarles, vice president of supervision of… Read more »

Veterans Day Log Cabin Democrat 11/12/2020 A commemoration for Veterans and Veterans Day was held at Julie’s Sweet Shop on Skyline Drive Wednesday morning. Speakers including Representative French Hill, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert. Owner Julie Goodnight said the yearly event – this year held… Read more »

EuropeFX: What about digital currencies? finanzen.net 11/12/2020 What is it with digital currencies? Central banks are reportedly toying with the idea of switching to digital currencies. This is in stark contrast to the whole idea of cryptocurrencies trying to overthrow traditional forms of money. How will the money be managed in the future? This is the hot topic of the… Read more »

Bicentennial birthday bash Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 11/08/2020 The Rose Law Firm celebrated its 200th birthday Nov. 1 by donating $200,000 to seven organizations. Rose Managing Partner Robyn Allmendinger announced the philanthropic effort at a news conference outside of the firm's downtown Little Rock headquarters. She… Read more »

Outdoors briefs Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 11/08/2020 Taking applications for youth deer hunt MOUNTAIN HOME -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking applications from youth hunters to participate in a special muzzleloader deer hunt Dec. 12-13 at the Ozark Isle Park/Dry Run area on Bull Shoals Lake. Eight permits will be issued to hunter education graduates ages 15 and… Read more »

Rose Law Firm Marks 200th Anniversary with $200K in Donations Arkansas Business 11/02/2020 Rose Law Firm, a full service business law firm with locations in Little Rock and Fayetteville, celebrated its 200th anniversary Sunday with the announcement of a $200,000 philanthropic initiative. "As we enter our third century of business, our attorneys' and staff's attention to… Read more »