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CAVHS-incubated innovation plays big part in presidential award for VHA program FOX 16 10/02/2020 The Veterans Health Administration’s Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) has been chosen to get the Gears of Government President’s Award for innovations that include a program developed at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System… Read more »

Blockchain legislation heads to US senate 09/30/2020 CoinJournal Blockchain legislation in the United States has passed the House and is now headed for the Senate. The bills will try to find ways to upgrade payment infrastructure in the US The Digital Taxonomy Act and the Blockchain Innovation Act are now part of the updated… Read more »

Summit speakers discuss ongoing efforts to combat religious persecution 09/30/2020 America the Jesuit Review A digital summit sponsored by In Defense of Christians, "Combating Global Christian Persecution," showed that the fight against all forms of religious persecution continues with a renewing cast of political… Read more »

Congress weighs crypto payments and fintech lending in hearing today 09/29/2020 Bitcoin Insider Despite skepticism about loosening regulations on loans, the Fintech Task Force couldn't stop talking about crypto as a way of upgrading payments in the U.S. In a hearing on Tuesday, the Congressional Fintech Task Force heard… Read more »

State's D.C. delegates like Barrett   09/27/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- Arkansas' two Republican U.S. senators portrayed Amy Coney Barrett on Saturday as an outstanding Supreme Court nominee and promised to move forward with the confirmation process. Anti-abortion activists also welcomed the selection… Read more »

Young People Need Education Options Beyond the 4-Year Degree 09/25/2020 RealClear Education For years, the federal government has played into a “College Bound or Bust” mentality, allocating education funding mostly to traditional degree programs and furthering the narrative that a college degree is the only path to success.… Read more »

Powell, Mnuchin urge House committee to approve more pandemic relief 09/22/2020 WKRN.com WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The heads of the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department testified at a House hearing Tuesday on the impact of U.S. efforts to recover from the pandemic-induced recession. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the House… Read more »

Fed Has Considered Muni-Fund Purchases 09/18/2020 Financial Advisor As the Federal Reserve came under fire yesterday over administration of its Municipal Liquidity Facility, a Fed official confirmed that the central bank has evaluated the purchase of closed-end muni-bond funds to help stabilize the market. "I wouldn't want to go into too much detail in terms of the types of… Read more »

2 state congressmen join GOP pitch to take House 09/16/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- As they battle to regain control in the House, Republican congressmen Tuesday unveiled what they're calling the Republican Commitment to America, a set of promises they've made as election day nears. U.S. Rep. French Hill of Little Rock and U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs… Read more »

Tillis, Hill commend SEC action to expand investment in private capital markets 08/31/2020 The Ripon Advance U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) applauded recent action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modernize the definition of an accredited investor and open up the private capital markets to more American investors. “I want to thank… Read more »