LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 12 -- The Arkansas Farm Bureau issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Arkansas Farm Bureau Announces New Program to Promoting Direct-to-Consumer Farms and Ranches LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 11 - Arkansas Farm Bureau (ArFB) is excited to announce the Arkansas Farm Trail (AFT), launching March 15. AFT allows farmers to share stories, connect with consumers and increase visibility for ArFB members who produce direct-to-consumer products. This first-  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas man guilty of transporting illegal aliens in wheel well and fuel tank CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 48-year-old man from Jonesboro, Arkansas, has been convicted of unlawfully transporting four illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. The jury deliberated for less than 30 minutes following a less than two-day trial before finding Noel   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Chair Steil, Chair Comer, Rep. Langworthy Ask Treasury for Access to ActBlue Suspicious Activity Reports, Continue Investigation into Potential Fraud WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01), and Representative Nick Lan  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Chairman Crawford Votes to Keep the Government Open Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on his vote to fund the federal government. "Today I voted in favor of funding the federal government and avoiding a shutdown. While a Continuing Resolution is far from the most responsible method   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues: Get Spies Out of Our National Labs Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 March 11, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Guarding American Technology from Exploitation (GATE) Act, legislation that would ban foreign scientists from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba from visiting or working in Department of En  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Gary Johnson, vice president of Granite Construction Inc., on behalf of the Transportation Construction Coalition, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Implementation and Case Studies": * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse and members of the committee, thank you for convening today's hearing to examine the Infrastructure Investment   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Considers Womack's Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act Washington, DC--March 11, 2025...Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health considered Congressman Steve Womack's (AR-3) bill, H.R. 1107, the Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025. At the hearing, Congressman Womack spoke about the impor  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Man Wanted for Homicide LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Laredo Port of Entry, encountered a man wanted for homicide in Arkansas. "Bringing a fugitive to justice is not only about the arrest, but also about honoring the lives lost in this particular incident and ensuring accountability," said Port   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: REP. HILL STATEMENT ON SUPPORTING PRESIDENT TRUMP-BACKED FUNDING BILL WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. "I supported today's government funding bill to give President Trump time to negotiate his priorities and make recommendations for FY26 spend  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-Seven Members of Little Rock Drug-Trafficking Organization in Custody Following Arrest Operation More than $100,000 and 19 guns also seized during investigation. LITTLE ROCK--Twenty-seven defendants accused of distributing large amounts of fentanyl, as well as methamphetamine and cocaine, in central Arkansas are in custody after federal and s  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Statement on House Passage of Full-Year Continuing Resolution Washington, DC--March 11, 2025...Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (CR). Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted in support of the measure. Congressman Womack said, "Passing another continuing resolution represents a failure on Congress' part  more