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Financial protection chief visits state 1/23/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette The head of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau spent Wednesday in Arkansas, meeting with banking executives to get feedback on her organization's work and to better understand the challenges faced by financial institutions. Kathy Kraninger, director of the agency, also visited the Little… Read more »

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Little Rock celebrates MLK through prayer, service 1/21/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette The life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. was celebrated Monday with prayer, service and fanfare across Little Rock. People of all ages watched from porches and sidewalks as a procession of marching bands, decorated trucks and waving politicians made its way along Martin… Read more »

EDITORIAL: Scipio A. Jones 1/21/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette American public school students might learn about the Dred Scott v. Sandford case early in high school, then perhaps Plessy v. Ferguson as juniors, and maybe onto Marbury v. Madison in 12th grade--if they're lucky enough to attend a school that still teaches civics. It may take until pre-law before Miranda comes up… Read more »

Local, national leaders attend prayer breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. 1/20/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette Community, statewide and national leaders gathered in Little Rock on Monday morning to recognize the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., as well as lawmakers and other community leaders… Read more »

Abortion foes march in Little Rock, hear calls to overturn ruling 1/20/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette Approximately 2,000 people braved temperatures in the 40s to gather at the state Capitol on Sunday in protest of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion across the country 47 years ago. Arkansas Right to Life marked its 42nd annual March for Life in… Read more »

Arkansas lawmakers seek new honor for rights pioneer 1/20/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- If lawmakers from Arkansas have their way, there will one day be a painting of Scipio A. Jones in the Little Rock post office that bears his name. U.S. Rep. French Hill of Little Rock introduced House legislation last year that would authorize the post office to "accept and… Read more »

MLK holiday events scheduled in central Arkansas 1/20/2020 KARK Below is a list of events that are taking place on January 20 to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. CONWAY, Ark. — In Conway starting at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall in downtown Conway is a community walk. The city ask you to park your cars at the Faulkner County Library on 1900 Tyler Street. There will… Read more »

Rabbi's D.C. Sermon Nonpartisan 1/18/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- As a guest chaplain on Capitol Hill, Rabbi Barry Block's prayers are scrupulously nonpartisan, but they don't steer clear of current events. The spiritual leader at Congregation B'nai Israel in Little Rock highlights age-old moral precepts while giving a nod to breaking-news headlines. In the past… Read more »

Ex-CFTC chairman 'Crypto Dad' launches digital dollar think tank 1/17/2020 Banking Dive Dive Brief: J. Christopher Giancarlo, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is launching a think tank to study converting the dollar into electronic currency based on blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin. Digitizing the dollar could bolster officials’… Read more »

MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Hill Welcomes Senate Companion to Scipio Jones Office Portrait Act 1/17/2020 Foreign Affairs.co.nz Rep. Hill Welcomes Senate Companion to Scipio Jones Office Portrait Act Washington, January 15, 2020 WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement, applauding the introduction of a Senate companion to his bill, H.R. 3317, the… Read more »