Bruce Westerman
Smartphones & Students (Editorial)
Bipartisan legislation that would study smartphones’ effects on students can’t come too soon. read more >
A Gusher for an Era of EVs?
The lithium race, like the boom that followed drillers striking oil in the Smackover Formation a century ago, could transform Magnolia, El Dorado and the entire region. read more >
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A Bigger Bang (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Is lithium really the next big thing? According to energy reporter Kyle Massey’s cover story this week, the signs increasingly point to yes. read more >
by Lance Turner -
$500K Grant Aims to Redevelop Aging Hot Springs Buildings
The grant was in the amount of $500,000 and will be used to plan the redevelopment of the Central Business Corridor. read more >
by Will Newton -
Arkansas House Races Quiet With Republicans Favored
The state's GOP-dominated Legislature made keeping the congressional delegation totally Republican easier as it redrew district maps following the 2020 census. read more >
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OMB Abandons Change That Would Have Downgraded Some MSAs
Arkansas cities that feared economic repercussions from a proposed statistical change need worry no longer; that plan has been abandoned by the federal Office of Management & Budget. read more >
FiberPro Plans $3M Expansion, 69 New Jobs in Hot Springs
FiberPro LLC of Hot Springs announces plans to expand its manufacturing facility there, investing more than $3.1 million and creating 69 jobs over three years. read more >
Magnolia Regional Sheds City Ownership
Shifting from city to nonprofit ownership could mean a million dollars a year to Magnolia Regional Medical Center, but patients and doctors may see no outward difference. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Westerman’s Fair Care Act Takes Aim at Affordability
A Republican congressman from Arkansas is working on what he calls a bipartisan health care bill that would close existing coverage gaps and lower costs: the Fair Care Act. read more >
House Heads Toward Trump Impeachment; Arkansas Members to Vote ‘No’
President Trump is on the cusp of being impeached by the House, with a historic debate set Wednesday on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress. read more >
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What, Me Plan? (Editorial)
Arkansas’ elected officials know President Donald Trump’s trade war with China is hurting the state. They just don’t appear to know exactly what to do about it. read more >
Matters of Life and Death (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Someday our federal lawmakers will have the luxury of turning their attention away from impeachment and back to matters of life and death. One of those is health insurance. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Lost Causes (Editorial)
One of our mottoes is “Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.” Apparently, whether he knows it or not, it’s one of Congressman Bruce Westerman’s too. read more >
Democrats Hope to Flip House Seat in Solidly Red Arkansas
Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill is trying to fend off a competitive bid by Democratic challenger Clarke Tucker in the election for the 2nd Congressional District. read more >
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Heated Congressional, Court Races on Arkansas Midterm Ballot
A push by Democrats to flip a Republican-held congressional seat that represents the Little Rock area and a state Supreme Court race that has drawn heavy spending by a conservative interest group have drawn the most attention in Arkansas' midterm election. read more >
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‘The Year of the Woman’ in Arkansas (Heather Yates On Politics)
This is a record-breaking year for women in politics. Heading into the general election, there are 185 women running for Congress. Here's how women candidates are making a difference in Arkansas this year. read more >
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DOE Drops Its Deal With Clean Line; Wind Project Won’t Cross Arkansas
Two months after planners gave up hopes of crossing Arkansas with a $2.5 billion wind-energy transmission line as doomed, the U.S. Department of Energy hammered a nail in the project's coffin Friday by ending its participation in the Plains & Eastern Clean Line. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Clean Line Shelves Arkansas Plans; Delegation Steps Up Attack
As Arkansas' congressional delegation stepped up its war Tuesday on a $2.5 billion wind-power transmission project, Clean Line Energy Partners has confirmed that it has shelved plans to string the controversial power line across Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Preserve Historic Tax Credit (Editorial)
One of the tax credits in the crosshairs of Congress is the historic tax credit, which developers and historic preservationists across Arkansas have made excellent use of not only to preserve important historic structures but to stimulate development. read more >
Tax Reform Poses Threat to Historic Preservation Program
Tax reform proposals wending their way through Congress threaten federal historic tax credits, financial incentives that Arkansas developers, government officials and historic preservationists say have been crucial to economic development efforts in the state. read more >
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