JOHN BRUMMETT: Insert Talking Point Here
12/17/2019
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Republican defense of President Trump on impeachment is easy, a snap. It requires no mention of the president's actual deed, which is convenient since its inappropriateness is factually uncontroverted.
All a Republican must do is say that the Democrats were determined from the outset to impeach… Read more »
Washington news in brief
12/15/2019
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Rx-drugs-bill vote upsets Democrats
WASHINGTON -- Democratic congressional candidates are criticizing their Republican opponents for opposing legislation designed to rein in prescription costs.
HR3, allowing the federal government to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices, passed 230-192 in the U.S. House… Read more »
Trump faces 2 impeachment articles; charges allege abuse of power, obstruction
12/11/2019
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WASHINGTON -- House Democratic leaders Tuesday formally called for President Donald Trump's removal from office in two articles of impeachment that charged him with abusing his power and obstructing Congress, asserting that he "ignored and injured the interests of the… Read more »
Bryant police find hope in new nationwide animal cruelty law
11/26/2019
THV11
BRYANT, Ark. — Animal activists are a voice for the voiceless and after years of fighting, they finally see a step in the right direction.
President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday making animal cruelty a federal crime.
Arkansas has seen failed bills when it comes to protecting animals, so police… Read more »
Sound On: Turkey, 2020, Impeachment Inquiry (Podcast)
MSNBC
10/24/19
Bloomberg Chief Washington Correspondent Kevin Cirilli delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy.
Panel Guests: Terry Sullivan, Partner at Firehouse Strategies and former… Read more »
Little Rock to tackle crime with $1.2M in grants
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
9/17/19
Little Rock plans to use more than $1.2 million in grant funding to expand its gun crimes, victims' advocacy and domestic violence units, the city announced Monday.
Money from the grants will allow the Little Rock Police Department to implement an in-house ballistics information system, add six… Read more »
Brawner: Why one ex-con is ‘proud of the man that I have become’
Times Record
9/15/19
Less than a year ago, Terrance Knowlton was in a Wrightsville prison for dealing drugs. Now, he says, “I’m proud of the man that I have become today.”
How did he get from there to here? Partly thanks to Shorter College.
Knowlton, 30, made bad choices in life and ended up selling drugs out… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Hill’s bill would offer grants for ex-inmates at HBCUs
Talk Business & Politics
9/09/19
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, says historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) can be “a key arrow in the quiver” for helping prisoners re-enter society successfully, so he’s hoping to redirect $5 million in Department of Justice grants toward programs run by those… Read more »
