WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Hill, Subcommittee Chair Davidson Announce Field Hearing on Defense Production Act House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Chairman Warren Davidson (OH-08) announced that the Committee will hold a field hearing titled "  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Intel: CEO's Ties to China are Concerning * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 August 6, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to the Intel Corporation's Board of Directors Chairman Frank Yeary expressing concern over Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's investments and ties to semiconductor firms that are reportedly linked to the Chinese Commun  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 7 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Researchers Secure $3.4 Million in NIH Grants after Finding Clues to Stealthy Cancer-Linked Virus New findings at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) toward unlocking the secrets of a stealthy virus linked to cancer have led to two grants totaling $3.42 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Mark Manzano, Ph.D., an assistant professo  more

HAVANA, Arkansas, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Little Rock District issued the following news release: * * * USACE to host public meeting for proposed drawdown at Blue Mountain Lake The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a public meeting to discuss a proposed drawdown at Blue Mountain Lake beginning this fall. The meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 28, 2025, at the Booneville Community Building, located at 426 North Holden, Booneville, Arkansas. USACE is pl  more