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http://http//ualrpublicradio.org/post/hud-secretary-ben-carson-visit-little-rock-new-housing-restrictions-proposed By JACOB KAUFFMAN Ben Carson, the one-time presidential candidate and current Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is making several stops in North Little Rock on Tuesday. It comes as Carson is proposing increasing rent and work requirements for HUD tenants. He’ll visit Silver City Courts in North Little Rock at 8:30 a.m., Parris Towers at 18th and Broa... Read more

http://http//www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-04-30/public-lands-wilderness/bill-proposes-expansion-of-arkansas-flatside-wilderness-area/a62346-1 Bill Proposes Expansion of Arkansas Flatside Wilderness Area Forked Mountain is a prominent feature of the Flatside Wilderness area in central Arkansas. (Wikimedia Commons) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Conservationists are praising a measure designed to expand the Flatside Wilderness area of the Ouachita National Forest in Central Arkansas. Congressman French Hi... Read more

Rep. French Hill: How do we secure the border? Here's what I learned on my trip to Del Rio, Texas By Rep. French Hill Recently, I visited Del Rio, Texas, marking my fourth visit to the southwest border. My previous trips have taken me to El Paso and Laredo in Texas, and San Diego in California. Del Rio offered a unique perspective to border security because of its rural character, allowing me to continue to build on my understanding of the strategic challenges we face and what the House can do t... Read more

http://http//www.deltafarmpress.com/rice/global-markets-are-realignment By: Bobby Coats Global markets are going through a major multi-month realignment period, so an extended period of elevated domestic and global growth, movement toward normalized interest rates, higher inflation levels, etc., can be achieved in the second half of the year and beyond. For many market participants, this realignment period is much like being an airline pilot facing “hours of boredom punctuated by moments of she... Read more

http://https//talkbusiness.net/2018/04/rep-hill-remembers-barbara-bush-discusses-tax-cuts-and-house-leadership/ By Roby Brock U.S. Rep. French Hill, a veteran of the George H.W. Bush White House, fondly remembered former First Lady Barbara Bush, who passed away at the age of 92 last week. “Barbara Bush was a wonderful, warm, gracious woman with a sharp wit and a sharp tongue and was fiercely loyal to her husband and to her family. And absolutely, that was her hallmark. I’ve known her since 1979... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/apr/14/hill-s-bill-for-banks-advances-20180414/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act, reducing the number of government agencies that will oversee one of the provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The measure also exempts community banks from the Volcker Rule's requirements. The bill, HR4790, was sponsored by U.S. Rep.... Read more

http://http//newtoncountytimes.com/news/arkansas-congressional-delegation-secures-million-for-flood-recovery/article_a9651204-3fa2-11e8-b1b8-67340ad0d53a.html WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) and U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) announced more than $48 million in federal funding was approved for Arkansas to rebuild and repair roads and critical infrastructure damaged from heavy r... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/apr/15/strikes-on-syria-sites-a-success-trump-/ WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials said Saturday that U.S.-led strikes against Syria had taken out the "heart" of President Bashar Assad's chemical weapons program, but acknowledged that the Syrian government likely retains some ability to again attack its own people with chemical agents. Warplanes and ships from the United States, Britain and France launched more than 100 missiles at three chem... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/apr/12/state-s-lawmakers-in-d-c-tout-ryan-as-e/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation portrayed U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday as an effective leader who accomplished a lot during his time in office. The all-Republican delegation issued written statements praising the man who has led the House of Representatives since October 2015. He announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election. "As c... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/apr/08/hill-makes-4th-run-to-mexico-border-2-h/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood U.S. Rep. French Hill spent time along the Rio Grande last week, the dividing line that separates Texas from Mexico. It was the Little Rock Republican's latest trip to the nation's southern boundary. "In the three years I've been in Congress, I've been to the border to El Paso and San Diego and to Laredo, so this is my fourth visit to the southwest border," Hill sai... Read more