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Letters back Benton County's bid for federal assistance 2/29/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette BENTONVILLE -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas' congressional delegation have sent letters to President Donald Trump to appeal a federal decision refusing to help pay the cost to clean up tornado damage in Benton County. The letters were sent through George A. Robinson, Federal Emergency… Read more »

House gets Axne bill that would require companies to share info on promotions, benefits 2/28/2020 Des Moines Register A bill from U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne to require publicly traded companies to share more information about how they treat employees has received approval from the House Financial Services Committee. The bill now goes to the full House for consideration. The… Read more »

China’s, Facebook’s plans spur interest in a digital US dollar 2/25/2020 Roll Call A year ago the concept of a digital U.S. dollar was considered a fringe idea by some in the government, but the unveiling of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and China’s plans for its own digital currency have officials rethinking that stance. The reversal is clear from statements by Federal… Read more »

CHS senior earns Eagle Scout rank 2/25/2020 Log Cabin Democrat A 17-year-old Conway High School Student earned an Eagle Scout rank over the weekend. Though challenging, Nicolas “Nico” Kenneth Alexis said he was proud to become an Eagle Scout. A graduation ceremony was held Saturday at the Woodland Heights Baptist Church in Conway. “The process was long and challenging,”… Read more »

PH Money Matters: This Week in Washington for February 24, 2020 2/24/2020 Lexology THE BIG PICTURE On Wednesday, the most contentious debate of the Democratic primary thus far took place in Las Vegas, with six presidential contenders facing off just days before the Nevada caucuses. The evening was former New York City Mayor and billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s first appearance on… Read more »

Steel Tariff Lobbying Often Hides Hard Facts 2/23/2020 Wall Street Journal Your editorial “Political Lobbying on Steel Tariffs” (Feb. 19) provides a firm illustration of the madness associated with using Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This Kennedy-era law was intended to protect critical industries for specific national-security purposes. President Trump’s… Read more »

Rep. Hill: No regrets on tax cut vote, prediction for gridlock remaining of year 2/23/2020 TB&P U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, expects legislation to move through the House this year, but he’s uncertain how much of it will be bipartisan and worthy of becoming law. In the post-impeachment Congress and with Democrats leading the House and Republicans controlling the Senate… Read more »

Little Rock Airport gets $5.9 million from FAA 2/20/2020 TB&P U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., along with U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, announced the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will receive a $5.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for taxiway reconstruction. Airport officials said the money would be used for… Read more »

Former Harding official to help advocate freedom of religion 2/17/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- A retired Searcy college administrator has been selected to serve on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. James W. Carr, former executive vice president and professor of business of Harding University, was named to the board this month by House… Read more »

Washington news in brief 2/16/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansan goes west in presidential run WASHINGTON -- Fresh off her 25th-place finish in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, presidential candidate Mosie Boyd of Fort Smith is campaigning this week in delegate-rich California before returning to the Natural State. The 50-year-old attorney captured 32 out of the… Read more »