CAMDEN, Arkansas, April 24 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission issued the following news on April 23, 2025: * * * General Dynamics, U.S. Army Open New 155MM Artillery Facility in Calhoun County, Arkansas CAMDEN, Ark. (April 23, 2025) - General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and the U.S. Army have opened a new load, assemble, and pack (LAP) facility for 155 mm high explosive artillery projectiles near Camden, Arkansas. This 155 mm artillery facility represents an investme  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Bills Signed: HB1841, HB1942, SB347, SB554, SB591, HB1625, HB1832, HB1865, HB1877, HB1878, HB1916, HB1926, HB1967, HB1975, HB1979, HB1983, HB1984, HB1991, HB1995, HB1959, SB431, SB458, SB575, SB583, SB608, SB614, HB1178, HB1243, HB1555, HB1694, HB1746, HB1800, HB1837, SB355, SB457, SB571, SB620, HB1105, HB1163, HB1202, HB1671, HB1685, HB1762, SB93, SB346, SB568, HB1960, HB2003,   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Chairman Crawford on Anomalous Health Incidents: We're Working to Set the Record Straight WASHINGTON, D.C.-- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement in response to DNI Gabbard's recent commitment to investigate Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI)  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * Crawford Requests Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Assistance to Remedy Delinquent Payments Owed to AHI Victim WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Yesterday, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer requesting her attention to help rem  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Invests in Arkansas' Water Resources Legislation provides $575 million for water infrastructure development LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed three major pieces of legislation during the 2025 legislative session making large investments in Arkansas' water infrastructure. "If our state is going to continue to grow and thrive, then ev  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Turner Visits Northwest Arkansas to Witness Opportunity Zone Success, Innovative Housing Solutions Northwest Arkansas - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner joined Governor Sarah Sanders of Arkansas and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) in Northwest Arkansas. The leaders visited opportunity zones, discussed affordable housing soluti  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders' Veto Letter for HB1961 To President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Evans: Pursuant to my authority under Ark. Const. Art. 6, SS 15, I am returning without my approval House Bill 1961, entitled "An Act to Allow Medical Providers Temporary Exemptions from Federal Information-Blocking Regulations to Safeguard Patients During Information Disclosure; To Provide Therapeut  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders' Veto Letter for SB451 Dear President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Evans, Pursuant to my authority under Ark. Const. Art. 6, SS 15, I am returning without my approval Senate Bill 451, entitled "To require the Department of Human Services and the Department of Education to establish regional behavioral health programs; to amend the law concerning the education of ce  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders, ADPHT, ADH Announce Outdoor Recreation Grant Awards $468,838.69 awarded to projects in four cities LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - On Wednesday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined Secretary Shea Lewis, Secretary Renee Mallory, and Office of Outdoor Recreation Director Katherine Andrews to present $468,838.69 in Outdoor Recreation Grants to projects in four cities across the  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 24 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * St. Louis Fed Releases Beige Book ST. LOUIS -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released its portion of the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, published today. The local report summarizes economic conditions for the Eighth District, which is based in St. Louis and covers all of Arkansas and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tenn  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Air Force has issued a Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement in connection with the proposed expansion of the Foreign Military Sales F-35 Pilot Training Center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, located at Fort Smith Regional Airport in Arkansas. The new review follows additional requirements brought about by increased international purchases of F-35 aircraft, particularly those incorporating the short takeoff and ver  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Hosts HUD Secretary Scott Turner in Arkansas's Third District ARKANSAS -- April 22, 2025... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to Arkansas's Third Congressional District. Together, they visited key locations that spotlight local affordable housing initiatives and economic development opportunities.   more