LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Investigation into Liberty Utilities Central Billing Issues in Jefferson County Griffin: 'As the state's designated advocate for ratepayers, I take allegations of overbilling seriously and am committed to getting the facts and getting some answers' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing an inv  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 13 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Secures $183,000 Judgment against Pool Company Owner Who Defrauded Arkansans Griffin: 'We will continue to fight on behalf of Arkansans to hold bad actors accountable' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing a summary judgment in his office's case against David Tyler, owner of Tyler Pools: "David Tyler defra  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued the following news release: * * * California Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking LITTLE ROCK--Victor Garcia will spend the next 168 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed d  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Boozman Opening Statement at Hearing Examining Need for Strong Risk Management Tools and Access to Credit in Rural America WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) delivered the following opening statement at the third committee hearing exam  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Boozman Welcomes Arkansas Agribusiness Leader at Committee Hearing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) welcomed Arkansas agribusiness leader Ben Noble to testify before the committee about the challenges facing rural communities and the  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from 18 state attorneys general. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Lee Zeldin, Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Mail Code: 1101A Washington, D.C. 20460 Zeldin.Lee@epa.gov * To: Rick Keigwin, Acting Assistant Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Poll  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas issued the following news release: * * * Hot Springs Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution HOT SPRINGS - A Hot Springs, Arkansas man was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in Federal Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing, which took place in the United States District Court in H  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Senate conducted five committee hearings on March 11, 2025: * * * AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine risk management, credit, and rural business views on the agricultural economy, focusing on views from the field, after receiving testimony from Tara Durbin, Farm Credit Mid-America, Louisville, Kentucky; Caleb Hopkins, First Dakota National Bank, Halibur, Iowa, on behalf of American B  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Westerman Statement on Passing of Rep. Grijalva Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement on the passing of former chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.): "I am deeply saddened to hear of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: The Endangered Species Act Amendments Act of 2025 Last week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2025. "On behalf of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA), I want to express our appreciation for you  more