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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/17/va-therapist-yanked-from-clinic-in-conw/ By Debra Hale-Shelton Larry Hay's Army tour in Vietnam was a half century ago, long before he married Margaret, his wife of 34 years. The war has long ended; the trauma lingers. "When he goes to bed at night, he goes back to hell. He goes back to Vietnam every night, and so do I,"… Read more »

http://https//riponadvance.com/featured/bishop-introduces-tougher-version-bipartisan-bill-halt-overseas-mail-shipments-opioids/ By Ripon Advance News Service   A bipartisan agreement on the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act has been reached by lawmakers in both chambers of Congress who want to halt mail shipments of synthetic opioids into the… Read more »

http://https//financialregnews.com/house-financial-services-approves-six-bills-including-insurance-office-reform-act/ BY DAVE KOVALESKI The House Financial Services Committee approved six bills this week, most of which seek to relax regulations on companies and spur growth. “These measures build on the regulatory relief recently passed by Congress to eliminate onerous Washington… Read more »

http://https//www.moneylaundering.com/legs_and_regs/two-congressmen-introduce-safe-harbor-bill-for-financial-institutions/?type=free Two members of Congress introduced the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018, which would provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a federal or state law… Read more »

http://https//riponadvance.com/stories/hill-admonishes-social-security-administration-wasteful-spending/ By Ripon Advance News Service  U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) chastised the Social Security Administration (SSA) for reportedly overpaying Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries by billions of dollars for several years and then permanently waiving… Read more »

http://http//www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/jun/03/hill-awards-agency-his-golden-fleece-st/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. French Hill has given his latest Golden Fleece Award to the Social Security Administration, criticizing the agency for overpaying beneficiaries of Social Security Disability Insurance and for opting, in many cases, not to seek repayment of the excess… Read more »

http://https//www.wateronline.com/doc/epa-awards-state-arkansas-more-than-to-support-environmental-programs-0001 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the state of Arkansas $1,410,226 to support environmental programs. Three separate grants will go toward protecting and improving water bodies, implementing air-pollution control programs, and enforcing drinking water… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/30/u-s-justices-refuse-to-hear-abortion-ca/?f=news-arkansas By Linda Satter The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal Tuesday to hear a dispute over a 2015 Arkansas law effectively puts an immediate end to pill-induced abortions statewide. It also gives Arkansas the distinction of being the first state in the country to, in essence, ban… Read more »

http://http//www.kark.com/news/politics/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-ar-law-restricting-medication-abortion/1205895267 By: Pete Williams WASHINGTON (NBC News) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to consider whether a controversial Arkansas law restricting access to medication abortions unconstitutionally burdens a woman's access to abortion services. By rejecting… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/27/lr-native-enderlin-wins-georgia-race-fo/?f=news-arkansas By Frank Lockwood Arkansans traveled to Washington, D.C., for last week's Economic Equality Caucus. Patty Barker of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and Tracey Barnett, a professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, participated in a session titled, "Hunger… Read more »