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Federal funding to help recover quail in Arkansas By Bryan Hendricks Fair winds are blowing for the bobwhite quail, and Arkansas has the momentum to reap the rewards. A new bill that was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate will, if enacted, provide a major catalyst for declining species, such as quail, that are not threatened or endangered. On Tuesday, Sens. James Risch… Read more »

Rep. French Hill: Tariffs done right don't have to hurt Americans By Rep. French Hill President Trump has a big agenda on trade policy. He wants more markets open for American goods and services, and he wants more fair and reciprocal trade both in Asia and in Europe. He also wants to update and modernize our 1992 North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico. The NAFTA… Read more »

Regulators Need To Use Big Data, Artificial Intelligence To Meet Fintech Challenge, Says U.S. Rep By Ted Knutson Regulators need to start using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to adapt rules quickly to a rapidly changing financial system, a Republican Congressman who is often mentioned as the next possible head of the House Financial Services Committee said today. To meet the… Read more »

A Tale of Lasting Friendship By Paula Oliver  Maintaining a long distance friendship is a hard thing to do, but these ladies have done it, and then some! Theirs is a friendship that many would envy. Anthonette Akins and Colleen Hayden were both born in Helena in the early 30s. Hayden’s daughter is the current Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden who recently toured… Read more »

How We’re Working to Combat the Opioid Epidemic By Rep. French Hill Across Arkansas, tearful families have told me their stories about how the opioid crisis has personally affected them. The drug epidemic is plaguing our nation and state. With the opioid epidemic causing over 45,000 deaths last year and killing more than 100 people a day – the time to act is now. I recently hosted… Read more »

JOBS Act 3.0: Representatives Hensarling and Waters Join on Bipartisan Bills to Boost Small Business & Help Entrepreneurs By JD Alois In a profound act of bipartisanship, Representative Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, and Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member on the Committee, have joined together on a series of bills that are… Read more »

'Russia is not our friend': Arkansas lawmakers comment on Trump-Putin meeting By THV11 Digital Several Arkansas Republican legislators have commented after President Donald Trump's press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senator John Boozman said on Twitter that he agreed with the assessment of United States intelligence agencies and the Senate Intelligence… Read more »

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/396705-lawmakers-demand-answers-from-mnuchin-on-trump-tariffs By SYLVAN LANE Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday drew fire from a bipartisan group of House lawmakers concerned with severe economic damage caused by trade battles with China and key U.S. allies. Lawmakers warned Mnuchin that President Trump’s tariffs… Read more »

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http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jul/08/let-our-kids-be-kids-20180708/ By French Hill It was encouraging to read Cynthia Howell's recent reporting that 24 elementary schools in the state would participate in an extended recess pilot program for the 2018-19 school year. It is sad that we have to do a pilot program for recess and not have a permanent change. But this is an… Read more »