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As Coronavirus Cases Spike, Many GOP Lawmakers Back Masks and Tests 06/27/2020 Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Many congressional Republicans are throwing their support behind the use of masks and robust testing as coronavirus cases spike in some GOP-led states, taking a more urgent stance on the matter than President Trump. The shift comes as new coronavirus cases hit a daily… Read more »

MIL-OSI USA: Hill Awards Golden Fleece to State Department for Suspending the Processing of All Passport Applications 06/27/2020 MIL WASHINGTON D.C. — Rep. French Hill (AR-02) named the State Department as the latest recipient of the Golden Fleece Award for needlessly delaying more than 1.6 million passport applications. “While the State Department was quick to respond to the… Read more »

House vote backs D.C.-statehood bid 06/27/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted 232-180 Friday to make most of the District of Columbia a state, the first time such legislation has passed either chamber. Nineteen Republican lawmakers did not vote. All four members of the Arkansas delegation voted against making the district the… Read more »

Congress Vetting Retired Gen. Joe Dunford to Chair Commission Overseeing Lending Programs 06/25/2020 Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Retired Gen. Joe Dunford is the leading candidate to chair an oversight commission charged with monitoring the government’s $500 billion lending effort to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, according to people familiar with the… Read more »

UCA gets grant for Bigelow school site 06/21/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette The University of Central Arkansas received a $634,594 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council to revitalize and preserve the Bigelow Rosenwald School. The school was built in 1926 through support from the Rosenwald Fund, which was created in 1912 by Booker T. Washington and Julius… Read more »

ANCRC grants $634,594 to revitalize Bigelow Rosenwald School 06/21/2020 The Log Cabin Democrat The University of Central Arkansas received a $634,594 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) to revitalize and preserve the Bigelow Rosenwald School, which was built in 1926 through support from the Rosenwald Fund. The Rosenwald Fund, created in 1912 by… Read more »

New bill would allow small businesses to get second PPP loan 06/18/2020 Yahoo Finance Certain small-business owners may be able to apply for a second Paycheck Protection Program loan if a new bill introduced on June 18 becomes law. The legislation, called the Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program (P4) Act, would allow businesses with fewer than 100 employees to apply for a… Read more »

Congressional Watchdog Asks If Fed Should Stop Bond Buying 06/18/2020 The Washington Post Pandemic relief efforts by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve boosted the corporate bond market, but may be falling short in helping small business and state and local governments get access to loans, according to a report from a bipartisan congressional watchdog. The Fed’s announcement… Read more »

UCA RECEIVES $634,594 GRANT FROM ANCRC TO REVITALIZE BIGELOW ROSENWALD SCHOOL 06/17/2020 University of Central Arkansas The University of Central Arkansas has received a $634,594 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) to revitalize and preserve the Bigelow Rosenwald School, which was built in 1926 through support from the Rosenwald Fund. The… Read more »

UCA receives more than $600,000 from ANCRC to revitalize Bigelow Rosenwald School 06/17/2020 KARK CONWAY, Ark. (News release) — The University of Central Arkansas has received a $634,594 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) to revitalize and preserve the Bigelow Rosenwald School, which was built in 1926 through support from the Rosenwald… Read more »