WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * AFPI Launches America First Agriculture Commissioners and Secretaries Council Washington D.C.-- Following the America First Policy Institute's (AFPI) recent launch of the Farmers First Agenda, AFPI is launching today the America First Agriculture Commissioners & Secretaries Council. The Council will prospectively bring together state commissioners, secretaries, and directors of agriculture to in  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Burgum Vows to Unleash Domestic Energy and Resources Today, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the department. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in re  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill Commends SEC Withdrawal of Gensler-Era Proposed Rules The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the withdrawal of 14 proposed rulemakings issued between 2020 and 2023, signaling that it does not intend to finalize these rules. In April, the Committee sent a letter to the SEC requesting the recission, modif  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, posted the following news release: * * * Chairmen Scott, LaHood, Crenshaw Brief on FY26 Budget Posture Hearings WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held closed FY2026 budget posture hearings with the FBI, DHS's Office of Intelligence & Analysis, the National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, the Nationa  more

BATESVILLE, Arkansas, June 13 -- Lyon College issued the following news: * * * Lyon College breaks ground on veterinary school in Cabot Lyon College officials, state and local leaders, and members of the Arkansas veterinary medicine community broke ground today on the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine in Cabot, marking a significant step in the College's expansion into graduate health sciences and its effort to address Arkansas's shortage of veterinarians. The 17.5-acre Cabot campus  more

LOWELL, Arkansas, June 14 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news: * * * Million Meals Campaign Raises Record Number in 2025 Arvest's 15th annual Million Meals campaign raised a record $616,100 to benefit more than 80 food partners in the bank's footprint of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. With one dollar able to provide up to five meals for someone in need, the funds will help food partners distribute more than 3.08 million meals for hungry families and individuals. The Million Me  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Westerman Applauds Presidential Actions on Columbia River This week, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum titled "Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Generate Power for the Columbia River Basin," which overturns the Biden administration's actions that harmed local communities by threatening to eliminate hydrop  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Financial Services Highlights Support for CLARITY Act Earlier this week, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), passed the CLARITY Act by a bipartisan vote of 32-19. The same day, the House Agriculture Committee, chaired by GT Thompson (PA-15), passed the CLARITY Act by a v  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: Support Grows for the Senate Agriculture Committee's Budget Reconciliation Title The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry's budget reconciliation title delivers critical investments for rural America. Agriculture leaders from across the country are applauding the Senate pa  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack, Daines Reintroduce Constitutional Amendment to Protect the U.S. Flag * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- June 13, 2025... As our country celebrates Flag Day tomorrow, Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR) today reintroduced a constitutional amendment to restore the authority of Congress to protect our national emblem of freedom by prohibiting the desecration of the American flag. There is a companion joint res  more