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Rock Island Depot in Perry, Arkansas is at New Location, Roof will be the Next Priority 3/1/2020 Hibblen Radio (March 1, 2020) – If you haven’t been following the project to save the Rock Island’s depot in Perry, Arkansas, then it’s hard to convey just how exciting it is to see the old passenger and freight station in its new location, looking grand on a new foundation and piece of… Read more »

Letters back Benton County's bid for federal assistance 2/29/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette BENTONVILLE -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas' congressional delegation have sent letters to President Donald Trump to appeal a federal decision refusing to help pay the cost to clean up tornado damage in Benton County. The letters were sent through George A. Robinson, Federal Emergency… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Representative French Hill (AR-02) sent a letter to Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson asking him to advance state support of Arkansas’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU): Arkansas Baptist College, Philander Smith College, Shorter College, and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. This follows President Trump’s signing an Executive… Read more »

House gets Axne bill that would require companies to share info on promotions, benefits 2/28/2020 Des Moines Register A bill from U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne to require publicly traded companies to share more information about how they treat employees has received approval from the House Financial Services Committee. The bill now goes to the full House for consideration. The… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) joined Congresswoman Liz Cheney (WY-At-Large) and 19 other members in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper urging the prioritization of American security as the United States pursues a peace agreement with the Taliban. Congressman Hill and… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, Representative French Hill (AR-02) named the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) as the latest recipient of his Golden Fleece Award, a monthly bulletin on the most frivolous and wasteful uses of hardworking taxpayers’ dollars, for awarding 27 contracts valued at $827.8 million to 16 companies that did not meet the requirements of… Read more »

China’s, Facebook’s plans spur interest in a digital US dollar 2/25/2020 Roll Call A year ago the concept of a digital U.S. dollar was considered a fringe idea by some in the government, but the unveiling of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and China’s plans for its own digital currency have officials rethinking that stance. The reversal is clear from statements by Federal… Read more »

CHS senior earns Eagle Scout rank 2/25/2020 Log Cabin Democrat A 17-year-old Conway High School Student earned an Eagle Scout rank over the weekend. Though challenging, Nicolas “Nico” Kenneth Alexis said he was proud to become an Eagle Scout. A graduation ceremony was held Saturday at the Woodland Heights Baptist Church in Conway. “The process was long and challenging,”… Read more »

PH Money Matters: This Week in Washington for February 24, 2020 2/24/2020 Lexology THE BIG PICTURE On Wednesday, the most contentious debate of the Democratic primary thus far took place in Las Vegas, with six presidential contenders facing off just days before the Nevada caucuses. The evening was former New York City Mayor and billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s first appearance on… Read more »

Steel Tariff Lobbying Often Hides Hard Facts 2/23/2020 Wall Street Journal Your editorial “Political Lobbying on Steel Tariffs” (Feb. 19) provides a firm illustration of the madness associated with using Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This Kennedy-era law was intended to protect critical industries for specific national-security purposes. President Trump’s… Read more »