The March of Dimes released a report in early September detailing maternity care access nationwide and found 35 percent of counties are maternity care deserts. This means there is limited or no …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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9/15/24
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Our neighborhoods are more than just places where we live. They are the very essence of our communities, reflecting our values, aspirations, and pride. Arkansas is 'The Natural State.' We pride …
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From REP. STEVEN WALKER
28th District
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9/8/24
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It's hot enough to feel like midsummer, but signs of the changing seasons are all around: school buses on the road, two-a-days on the football field, moms dragging their kids through Walmart to pick …
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By GOV. SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS
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9/8/24
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Allergies suck. This is why we should bulldoze all the trees and replace them with McDonalds. Apart from absorbing greenhouse gases, providing food, reducing erosion, housing wildlife, and catching …
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By ALEXANDRA PASKHAVER
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9/8/24
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Only a handful of the network TV series debuting 50 years ago this autumn managed to survive two or more seasons. But how many would have existed at all if they faced today’s TV/political …
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By DANNY TYREE
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9/8/24
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Global trade is the lifeblood of economic health and expansion, helping ensure commodities and products do not sit idle or worse, perish, due to a lack of demand in our own backyards. Our country is …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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9/8/24
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As the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games come to a close this week and we reminisce on the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, it's impossible not to feel a sense of pride for Team USA and the athletes who have …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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9/8/24
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LITTLE ROCK – The state has begun a new campaign to make people aware of the variety of Medicaid services for which they may be eligible, especially if someone in their family has a disability. …
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From SENATOR BRYAN B. KING
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9/1/24
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Specialty producers have often been underserved by federal crop insurance programs. Recognizing the discrepancy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), which …
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By KELSEY WILLARDSON
policy associate
Center for Rural Affairs
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9/1/24
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August is National Shooting Sports Month! Many Arkansans, including myself, have grown up loving and appreciating shooting sports, one of the most time-honored pastimes in the Natural State. Yet, one …
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From CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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9/1/24
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LITTLE ROCK – The state has begun a new campaign to make people aware of the variety of Medicaid services for which they may be eligible, especially if someone in their family has a disability. …
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From SEN. BRYAN B. KING
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9/1/24
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This week, the House Committee for Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs reviewed a vital report from the Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) regarding family …
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From REP. STEVEN WALKER
28th District
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9/1/24
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Specialty producers have often been underserved by federal crop insurance programs. Recognizing the discrepancy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), which …
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By KELSEY WILLARDSON, policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs
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9/1/24
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Hollywood can’t always be trusted to accurately portray reality or history, to say the least. But I fully enjoyed watching the facts go by in the premier of “Reagan,” which I saw …
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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9/1/24
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Fantasy football is played by more than 50 million Americans — and we’re all experts. Of course, my expertise usually costs me money while the genuinely smart analysts earn the big bucks. …
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By PETER FUNT
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9/1/24
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For decades, my mother (who was a veterinarian’s assistant during my childhood) gloated about her visit to my third-grade classroom. The dignified Mrs. Shelton accidentally transposed some …
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By DANNY TYREE
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9/1/24
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Yahoo News reports that retro fashions from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s have been making a comeback. That makes me grumpy. Because I’m still upset about the David Cassidy shag …
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By TOM PURCELL
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9/1/24
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Arkansas is diverse. Different communities have unique needs that require individual attention, but, as I visited all corners of the state in August, there was a consistent message – we need …
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From US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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9/1/24
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Our nation made a promise to the men and women who served in uniform that we would take care of them. This month marks the two-year anniversary of a major step forward in that mission with the …
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By US SEN JOHN BOOZMAN
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8/18/24
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LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Transportation estimates that in 2027 and 2028 about $2.2 billion of new projects will be added to its list of highway improvements. That estimate comes …
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From SEN. BRYAN KING
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8/18/24
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