• March 8 — Arkansas Coding Academy Open House from 6 - 8:00 p.m. Learn about the opportunities offered by the Arkansas Coding Academy. Location: UCA Downtown • March 11 — Join True Alisandre for a Rhythmic Interactive Percussion Experience (R.I.P.E.) at 2 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St. R.I.P.E. is a drumming event for people of all ages and is guaranteed fun for the whole family. Using hand drums, maracas, tambourines, claves, jars, sticks, and even the human voice, this dr...
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U.S. Rep. French Hill appeared on a panel Friday afternoon at the Conservative Political Action Conference just outside Washington, D.C. The Republican from Little Rock, a former banker who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, discussed regulatory restrictions placed on financial institutions in recent years. The title of the session was "Repealing Obama's Banking Monstrosity and Making Money Work Again: Making Money Great Again." Tom Hoenig, vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Ins...
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U.S. Rep. French Hill appeared on a panel Friday afternoon at the Conservative Political Action Conference just outside Washington, D.C. The Republican from Little Rock, a former banker who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, discussed regulatory restrictions placed on financial institutions in recent years. The title of the session was "Repealing Obama's Banking Monstrosity and Making Money Work Again: Making Money Great Again." Tom Hoenig, vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Ins...
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Congress needs to address a series of changes to an outdated financial regulatory system, an Arkansas congressman and a representative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said last week. U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock, and Tom Quaadman, executive vice president of the chamber's Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, spoke to a group of businessmen last week on efforts to restart the country's sluggish economy. The country's financial regulatory system is rooted in the New ...
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Washington Brief President Donald Trump’s pool of potential hires to fill key vacancies at the Federal Reserve includes General Electric Co. executive David Nason, former BB&T Corp. Chief Executive John Allison and Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.). His choices skew toward banking industry veterans rather than academics. (The Wall Street Journal) House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) said Democrats want a “benevolent dictator” in the form of the Consumer Financial Protecti...
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U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., will speak at a financial-services forum Tuesday at the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. Speaking with Hill will be Tom Quaadman with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Hill represents the 2nd Congressional District. The two will speak on efforts in Congress to overhaul the country's capital markets. The event runs 9-11 a.m. Hosting the event are the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerc...
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An Arkansas woman who built a consignment sale empire told congressmen Thursday that federal regulations threaten the survival of her company. Rhea Lana Riner told members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that she's been locked in a legal battle with the U.S. Department of Labor since 2013. "If we lose, Rhea Lana's will no longer be able to provide its valuable service to families in need," she said. Thursday's hearing focused on "Federal Wage and Hour Policies in the Twenty...
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Dr. Lawrence Whitman, dean of the George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Technology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, traveled to Washington, D.C. Feb. 6-8 to meet with members of the Arkansas congressional delegation. Whitman was joined by University of Arkansas College of Engineering Dean John English, Arkansas State University College of Engineering Associate Dean Paul Mixon, and Arkansas Technical University College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Neal Barlow. The...
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United States Representative French Hill from Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District will host a telephone town hall Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The Little Rock Republican announced the event shortly before 10 a.m. today, just nine hours before it was set to begin. It is unclear how many questions Hill will field or how long the event will last. If you would like to participate, dial 877-229-8493. The passcode is 114451. Hill also has yet to announce an in-person town hall.
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LITTLE ROCK — Members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation are trying a second time to ease regulations on events where children’s clothes are sold on consignment. The effort was inspired by Conway-based Rhea Lana’s Franchise System, which was told by the U.S. Department of Labor in 2013 that it was violating the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by using volunteers as workers for a for-profit business, with no hourly wages or overtime pay provided. The business has maintained that allowing peop...
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