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Congress approves expansion of Arkansas Veterans Cemetery, headed to President’s desk 1/2/2020 Fox16 WASHINGTON (KNWA) — The Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock is slated to receive nearly 140 acres of land. This comes as a result of language Senator John Boozman (R-AR) authored in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is one… Read more »

Congress approves expansion of Arkansas Veterans Cemetery, headed to President’s desk 1/2/2020 KARK WASHINGTON (KNWA) — The Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock is slated to receive nearly 140 acres of land. This comes as a result of language Senator John Boozman (R-AR) authored in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is one step… Read more »

Caesar Act: economic chokehold to adjust political behavior 12/25/2019 Enab Baladi Enab Baladi’s Investigation Team | Haba Shehadeh | Murad Abdul Jalil “After more than eight years, the victims of al-Assad’s brutality and their families have become one step closer to justice and accountability.” With these words, as he cries, the dissident Syrian officer known as Caesar welcomed… Read more »

French Hill issues statement in response to Indivisible Little Rock and Central Arkansas 12/23/2019 KARK4 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Just days after President Trump was impeached, a group of Arkansans showed up to congressman French Hill’s saying they will hold him accountable for voting no on impeachment. The group, indivisible Little Rock and Central Arkansas Delivered over 100… Read more »

Hill, Emmer, Womack, Kinzinger cheer House approval of new trade deal 12/23/2019 The Ripon Advance U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), French Hill (R-AR), Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Steve Womack (R-AR) commended passage on Dec. 19 by the U.S. House of Representatives of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act. “USMCA sets the stage for billions more in U.S.… Read more »

Lawmakers Want Answers From IRS, Citing Major Issues With Crypto Tax Guidance 12/23/2019 Bitcoin.com Eight lawmakers have sent a letter to the IRS seeking answers to new questions stemming from the latest crypto tax guidance. They pointed out a number of major issues including unwarranted tax liabilities for crypto users who unwillingly receive forked or airdropped… Read more »

Health Care Notebook 12/23/2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Care act favored in foundation polls Slightly more than half of Americans are worried they or someone in their family will lose insurance coverage if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is overturned, according to polling from health policy nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation. Two tracking polls conducted… Read more »

US Congressmen Demand Clarity on the Recent IRS Crypto Tax Rules 12/23/2019 Your CryptoHub Expertly analyzing the recent crypto tax guidance issued by the IRS, members of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus – a bipartisan group of members from Congress of the United States established to advance cryptocurrency and blockchain technology – penned down a detailed letter, exposing some… Read more »

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Our gift to the world; down memory lane; against corruption 12/23/2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Our gift to the world As I approach the holiday season, I ponder fear, hope, gifts, and action. For millennia, survival instincts and environment have taught us to fear new and unknown things. We look askance at things we suspect may change our way of life and… Read more »

U.S. House Members: IRS Crypto Tax Guidance Raises ‘New Questions’ 12/22/2019 DCE Brief Eight members of the U.S. Congress have asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide additional information about the agency’s cryptocurrency tax guidelines. In a December 20 letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, the representatives asserted that the guidelines released by the agency… Read more »