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Oh, for simpler times with fewer adult responsibilities and fewer high-tech distractions! Then I might manage to finish reading two excellent autobiographies (Henry Winkler’s “Being …
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By DANNY TYREE
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1/7/24
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Cyber attacks will be significantly worse in 2024 for anyone who uses a digital device. Yet few are aware of, or prepared for, the threats they face — or how their poor cybersecurity skills are …
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By TOM PURCELL
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1/7/24
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With continuously rising costs for everyday essentials, hardworking Arkansans are stretched thin. When incomes run out, sometimes days or weeks before the next paycheck, it creates some difficult …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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1/7/24
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WASHINGTON — In 2023, FEMA led crucial engagements to strengthen readiness and adaptation within the global crisis management community. FEMA’s landmark year of international cooperation …
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1/6/24
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LITTLE ROCK – Numerous state laws will take effect in 2024, including tax reductions that will save Arkansas families and businesses about $250 million a year. During a September special …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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12/31/23
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I was recently asked to summarize 2023 in one word; I had to take a moment to consider the complexities and challenges we faced this year. Initially, I said, “complicated,” but I …
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By REP. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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12/31/23
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The last time Joe Brindley saw his big brother, Kenyon, was in 1941. The younger Brindley recalled Kenyon’s generosity at leaving his siblings his uneaten piece of lemon pie before heading back …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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12/31/23
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Tom Smothers wasn’t the first performer to weaponize comedy for political purposes, but he was perfectly suited for it. During the height of his career with brother Dick in the ’60s and …
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By PETER FUNT
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12/31/23
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Just to remind ourselves of the existential stakes at play in 2024, let’s ring out the old year by wringing one more authoritarian mess from the MAGA playbook. By now you’ve perhaps heard …
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By DICK POLMAN
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12/31/23
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Here’s a great New Year’s resolution: get a pet. As we wrap up a very inflationary 2023, pet shelters across the country are at maximum capacity and they don’t have room to house …
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By TOM PURCELL
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12/31/23
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“Just when you think it’s safe to be a jerk on the roadway…” Motorists in many cities have grown accustomed to the likelihood of having their license plate photographed if …
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By DANNY TYREE
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12/31/23
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The holiday season is often busy for most, and it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas parties, last-minute shopping, and travel arrangements. Amid the excitement, I …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas’s Fourth District
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12/26/23
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As another year draws to close, news outlets will be highlighting many of the most significant people, places and events of the past year. As we all consider how much has changed in the last twelve …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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12/24/23
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LITTLE ROCK – In 2023 the legislature enacted major changes to state laws affecting the operations of public schools and state prisons.
The centerpiece of the 2023 session was the LEARNS …
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From SEN. BREANNE DAVIS
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12/24/23
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Most of us are aware of Donald Trump’s habit of routinely espousing devious and derogatory rhetoric. What we apparently were unaware of was the boundaries he was willing cross, and his …
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12/24/23
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When word spread that the MAGA-infested House of Representatives had formally voted to launch an impeachment probe of President Biden, I was reminded of a scene in Alice in Wonderland, the one where …
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12/24/23
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Apple TV’s “The Morning Show,” which recently ended its third season, offers a melodramatic mishmash of media and current events, yet manages to get one thing right: It depicts …
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12/24/23
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The best Christmas gift I ever gave anyone was the one I gave my father about 20 years ago: a Lionel train set. Every year, we got him the same gifts, you see. And every year he’d tell me to …
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12/24/23
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The Senate recently passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This legislation invests in America’s servicemembers, helps secure our homeland, equips America and our …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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12/17/23
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I frequently hear from constituents about rising healthcare costs, unclear drug and hospital pricing, and challenges related to a complex system that creates barriers for American parents, seniors, …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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12/17/23
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