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http://https//www.thv11.com/article/life/holidays/list-fourth-of-july-festivities-across-central-arkansas/91-568289078 It's almost time to celebrate America's 242nd birthday, and Arkansas is ready to let freedom ring! THV11 has compiled a list of some of the best festivities and fireworks displays in the area.     LIST | Fourth… Read more »

http://https//www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rep-french-hill-and-federal-home-loan-bank-of-san-francisco-announce-2-million-affordable-housing-grant-for-little-rock-housing-project-300672516.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) and Congressman… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/27/house-passes-hill-bill-to-aid-bankers-a/ By Frank E. Lockwood  WASHINGTON -- Bankers who aid law enforcement officials by keeping suspicious accounts open wouldn't have to worry about their actions running afoul of regulators under legislation that passed in the House on Monday night. HR5783 known as the Cooperate With… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/27/lr-high-rise-for-elderly-to-get-2m-face/ By Emma Pettit  A 250-unit Little Rock high-rise for senior citizens was awarded $2 million for renovations, and residents will receive free tablets and digital literacy classes, the financial backer said Tuesday. The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco awarded $2 million to… Read more »

http://https//www.newsmax.com/johnberlau/act-dodd-frank-jobs/2018/06/26/id/868459/ By John Berlau Congress and President Trump recently gave Main Street banks and credit unions some much-need but still modest relief from the mountains of red tape stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Yet, as I have pointed out, some of the most… Read more »

http://https//www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fhlbank-san-francisco-awards-65-9-million-for-70-affordable-housing-developments-in-seven-states-300672277.html NEWS PROVIDED BY FHLBank San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today awarded $65.9… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/24/coptic-solidarity-honors-hill-s-work-ce/ By: Frank E. Underwood Coptic Solidarity honors Hill's work WASHINGTON -- An organization that defends Egypt's Christian minority honored U.S. Rep. French Hill on Thursday for his work on behalf of the persecuted church. Coptic Solidarity presented the Republican from Little Rock with its… Read more »

http://https//www.thv11.com/article/news/local/trump-administration-to-visit-federal-property-in-kelso-to-potentially-house-immigrant-children/91-566335339 By: THV11 Digital An official with the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that the department will be visiting an unused federal property in Kelso as a potential site to house immigrant children temporarily. The… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/21/u-s-officials-to-size-up-air-base-as-de/ By Emma Pettit Federal officials are to tour Little Rock Air Force Base today to determine its suitability for holding people who have illegally entered the U.S., something the governor said he supports if it keeps children and parents together. An Air Force base spokesman confirmed… Read more »

WASHINGTON -- A deeply polarizing farm bill passed the House on party lines Thursday, a month after the legislation went down to stunning defeat after getting ensnared in the toxic politics of immigration. The legislation, which passed 213-211, includes contentious new work rules for most adult food-stamp recipients -- provisions that are dead on arrival in the Senate. The legislative… Read more »