U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and committee member Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) have introduced a bill, Protect Farmers from the SEC Act, that would oppose a March 2022…
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Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to Convene ‘Women’s Voices’ Summit
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffOn Friday, Dec. 2, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will convene national and global leaders for an international summit entitled, “Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes, Women’s Rights.” The summit will address a…
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Gov. Elect Sanders Taps Gretchen Conger as Chief of Staff
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor-to-be Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced Gretchen Conger, who served as a senior advisor in Sanders’ gubernatorial campaign, will serve as chief of staff for her administration. Conger has 12 years of political and public policy experience in both the…
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35 Years Later, Candidate Follows in Father’s Footsteps at City Hall
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPhyllis Beard, city director-elect in District 2, was standing at Malvern and Grand avenues this past week waving at supporters. She was holding a giant “Thank You” sign. “I wanted to thank all my campaign volunteers, supporters, contributors and, most…
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8th Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks Biden Student Debt Relief Program
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan was blocked by a federal appeals court on Monday, which presents another obstacle in the way of a program that would forgive up to $20,000 in student debt for millions of Americans. The…
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City Official: Little Rock Admits to Illegally Withholding Records
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIn open court on Tuesday, Little Rock lawyers admitted the city illegally withheld public records from Blue Hog Report blogger, Matt Campbell, who has and open-records lawsuit against the city. According to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, many of these records…
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Opponents Claim Issue 4 Would Create a Lucrative Monopoly for Medical Cannabis Industry
The Arkansas Legislature has not been happy about some of the previous ballot issues approved by voters, such as those raising the minimum wage, creating the medical marijuana industry and legalizing casinos in Crittenden, Garland, Pope and Jefferson counties. The…
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Early Voting Has Officially Begun in The Natural State
With just two weeks until Election Day, early voting has begun in some Arkansas locations. Here are the tools and information you need to find when and where you can vote, as well as what you’ll be voting for. The…
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Group Discusses Plan to Pass Issue 3, Religious Freedom Amendment
The Family Council Action Committee, a conservative 501(c)(4) public policy organization based in Little Rock, announced at a conference in the State Capitol its three-prong plan for passing the “Arkansas Religious Liberty Amendment,” which is Issue 3 on the upcoming…
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Op-Ed: Recreational Marijuana Would Cause Local Workforce Issues
Arkansas Farm Bureau has advocated for the agriculture industry and rural communities for nearly 90 years, and we represent more than 180,000 member families across the state. On November 8, Arkansas voters will be asked to cast ballots that would…