WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Committee Considers Legislation Defending Critical Western Water Infrastructure, Honoring Local Voices and More Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on five bills ensuring the long-term operational certainty of the Lower Snake River dams, restoring accountability to federal managemen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is reviewing an application from Southern Bancorp Inc., Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to acquire Ozarks Heritage Financial Group, Inc., Gainesville, Missouri. This acquisition would also give indirect control of Legacy Bank and Trust Co. The proposal is being evaluated under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Regulation Y, which govern how companies can become bank holding companies or acquire banks. The public aspects of the application,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes FY26 Energy and Water Appropriations Legislation Unleashing American Energy * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- September 4, 2025... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill allocates $57.3 billion in discretionary spending for agen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * House Passes Resolutions Unleashing American Energy, Harnessing Alaska's Abundant Resources and Reinvigorating American Coal Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three resolutions under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) reversing Resource Management Plans (RMP) finalized in the previous administration, which locke  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Little Rock Native Joins Boozman's Washington Staff * WASHINGTON-- Pulaski County residents who contact U.S. Senator John Boozman's (R-AR) Washington, D.C. office may be greeted by a familiar voice. Little Rock native Rosh Ranaraja has joined the senator's team as a staff assistant. "I am honored to join Senator Boozman's staff, where I can serve the community that raised me while contributing to  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 5 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS, ALS Association Celebrate Opening of First ALS Clinic in NWA FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the ALS Association (ALSA) celebrated today the opening of a new multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at its Northwest Regional Campus in  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 5 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Samantha Kohoutek-Miller Earns Esteemed Rutherford Grant By Angelita Faller UA Little Rock student Samantha Kohoutek-Miller has earned a grant from an endowment honoring James L. "Skip" Rutherford III, dean emeritus of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. This grant was established to give students a financial boost to help them achieve their educational goals. Kohoutek-Mil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * WESTERMAN APPLAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS PACKAGE * After the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations (E&W) bills were successfully passed out of the House of Representatives, Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement: "Today's vote was a vote to strengthen the infrastructure and waterways that are vital to Arkansas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Votes to Strengthen U.S. Financial System, Combat the Flow of Drugs, and Support Critical Government Functions * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- September 3, 2025... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill that passed out of the House Appropriations Committee. This bill allocates $23.341 billion in   more