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EDITORIAL: Blessed assurance 2/11/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette How can it be--how can it become--that a country with so many religious people in it can be free of the religious wars that have plagued other countries? You can't swing a dead cat in Arkansas without hitting a church--Lutheran, Catholic, Baptist, Methodist; take your pick. And so far we've only mentioned some… Read more »

Bitcoin Surges After Fed Chair Powell Declares That The US Is Working On A Digital Dollar 2/11/2020 ZyCrypto Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has stated that the US central bank is working hard to develop a digital dollar. This is in response to the competitive threat posed by Facebook’s Libra project. Facebook’s Libra Has Prompted The US Fed To Work Hard On A Digital… Read more »

The Fed Does Not Need Fedcoin To Protect Consumers 2/10/2020 Forbes Facebook clearly knows how to grab the attention of the world’s central banks. Its Libra initiative, an attempt to create a new digital currency-based payments system on the back of the company’s massive social network, has even caused an about-face at the Federal Reserve. In May 2018, Fed Governor Lael… Read more »

Hill, British counterpart make appeal for renewal of religious freedom 2/7/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- Religious persecution is rising around the globe and it's important for freedom-loving nations to stand up for people of faith, lawmakers and a British member of parliament said this week. At a roundtable discussion organized by U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark.,… Read more »

Liberals in Congress seek to punish right-to-work states, strangle gig economy 2/6/2020 Washington Examiner Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi will bring to the House floor H.R. 2474, which would do just that. The Protecting the Right to… Read more »

2 Arkansans travel to D.C., hear Trump speech 2/5/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- A Republican activist from Magnolia and a historian from Central Arkansas were among people with tickets to attend this year's State of the Union address. Neva "Skeet" Baker, Republican Party chairwoman for Columbia County, was the guest of U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, a Republican from… Read more »

Lawmakers from state tout speech 2/5/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump got a rousing welcome Tuesday from members of the all-Republican Arkansas congressional delegation. They stood and cheered repeatedly throughout the evening. Afterward, they praised his State of the Union address and his stewardship of the nation thus far. "I thought the… Read more »

Mitchell attends State of the Union as Rep. Hill’s Guest 2/5/2020 UA Little Rock Dr. Brian Mitchell, an assistant professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, attended the State of the Union on Feb. 4. U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock, invited Mitchell as his guest. In addition to the State of the Union, Mitchell also visited the… Read more »

Congressman French Hill’s State of the Union guest announced as Arkansas Civil Rights Historian 2/4/2020 KARK WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that his guest for tonight’s State of the Union address is Dr. Brian Mitchell, assistant professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In October 2018, Rep. Hill’s office worked with Dr.… Read more »

Republicans, Democrats react to State of the Union speech 2/4/2020 TB&P Members of Arkansas’ all-GOP delegation lauded President Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday (Feb. 4), while Democratic challengers criticized the address. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said: “President Trump delivered a confident message while sharing stories of the positive work that… Read more »