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WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Nonprofit names Cantrell a fellow; campaigns tracker losing its appeal; lawmakers back dyslexia proposal By Frank Lockwood Nonprofit names Cantrell a fellow Arkansas Assistant Solicitor General Mike Cantrell was recently named a Ryan and Regan Haggerty Family Fellow by the Conservative Partnership Institute. The Washington-based nonprofit group, which… Read more »

Hill, Boozman question Trump's plan to issue order on birthright citizenship By Frank Lockwood Two members of the Arkansas congressional delegation are questioning whether it's wise for President Donald Trump to try to unilaterally change birthright citizenship. Arkansas law professors say White House efforts to alter citizenship law will face high legal hurdles. U.S. Rep.… Read more »

Wilderness-area bill has tribute to former Arkansas congressman By Frank Lockwood Legislation expanding Arkansas' Flatside Wilderness calls for the additional acreage to be named after former U.S. Rep. Ed Bethune. The three-term Republican from Searcy fought to preserve the 9,541-acre wooded area in Perry and Saline counties, overcoming the resistance of timber companies and… Read more »

In tour, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton touts grant to North Little Rock veterans cemetery By Jake Sandlin Expansion of the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock will add "many years" to the cemetery's function as a site for families and the military to bid a final farewell to veterans, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said Thursday after a brief tour of the cemetery. A $5.7 million… Read more »

Blacks' WWI valor gets another look By Frank Lockwood Researchers are calling for a systematic review to determine whether black servicemen were unjustly denied medals of valor for service during World War I. The proposal, which is backed by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was detailed last week during a news conference at the annual meeting of the… Read more »

Raye Montague, Arkansas 'Hidden Figure', Dead At 83 By Paula Rogo An Arkansas native, who was considered a local “hidden figure” for her revolutionary work with the U.S. Navy, died this week. Raye Montague was credited “with revolutionizing the way the Navy’s ships are designed by developing a computer program that creates rough drafts of ship specifications,” the Northwest… Read more »

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: By Frank Lockwood  Hill calls out VA over its retesting U.S. Rep. French Hill has given his latest Golden Fleece Award to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, accusing the agency of wasting millions of dollars of taxpayer dollars. The Republican from Little Rock cited a recent review by the department's office of inspector general. It found… Read more »

Medals due for black war hero from Arkansas killed in 1919 massacre By Hunter Field Almost a century ago, a war hero from Arkansas returned from combat and was treated worse than a criminal -- beaten, shot, stabbed and left dead on the side of the road. His military records were altered so he wouldn't receive the medals and decorations he earned. His crime? Being a black man… Read more »

AR Congressman, UK Member of Parliament Forge Partnership with High Schools By KARK American and British lawmakers speak the same language, even politically. That's the message an Arkansas congressman and a member of Parliament are trying to bring to students in both countries. In March, U.S. Rep. French Hill and U.K. MP Rehman Chishti announced a high school in each of their… Read more »

Arkansas GOP representatives seek federal data on algae in Buffalo National River By Ripon Advance U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Steve Womack (R-AR) this week pursued federal action to maintain their home state’s Buffalo National River, which suffers from seasonal algae issues. “Algae growth has plagued our nation’s first national river and one of Arkansas’s most prized rivers,… Read more »