During a “State of the Union” segment over the weekend, Governor Asa Hutchinson told CNN’s Dana Bash that he is considering a White House bid in 2024, saying it is “an option that’s on the table,” and that he would run even…
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Economic Development in Arkansas: Reaching New Heights
by Mike Prestonby Mike PrestonAcross the great state of Arkansas, businesses are producing goods and services that are helping to drive the global economy. Arkansas produces materials for the aerospace industry, parts for the automotive industry, food products, ammunition, timber and much more. Arkansas’…
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Trex Company Announces $400M Expansion into Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffTrex Company, a leading brand of wood-alternative composite decking materials and high-performance outdoor living products, has announced plans to develop a new production site in Little Rock. Trex, which continues to experience broad-based demand driven by increasing consumer interest in…
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Chris Jones Campaign Reports $1M Raised in Four Months
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Chris Jones for Governor campaign announced that fundraising has eclipsed the $1 million mark in its first four months of campaigning. This total marks the largest sum of any Democratic candidate running for statewide office since 2014, the campaign…
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Gov. Hutchinson Says New Biden Vaccine Mandate is Wrong Approach
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Hutchinson stated Thursday evening that he believes President Biden’s latest mandate, that private businesses require employees to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, is the wrong approach. The Biden administration rolled out expansive rules on Thursday which mandate that all employers…
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Sarah Sanders: Governors Last Line of Defense Against Radical Left
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSarah Huckabee Sanders, the former press secretary for President Donald Trump who’s seeking the GOP nomination to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson in 2022, kicked off a week-long campaign rally Monday in Benton, calling the nation’s governors the last…
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Majestic Steel Opens New Processing Plant at Nucor; Will Create 225 Jobs
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMajestic Steel USA has opened a processing facility and service center at the Nucor Steel campus outside Blytheville in Mississippi County, the company announced Monday. Majestic, a privately held and family-owned company based in Cleveland, Ohio, is a processor…
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Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Mask Requirement Prohibition
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox on Friday issued a preliminary injunction against the law passed by the Arkansas state legislature that prohibits public entities including schools from requiring masks. Act 1002 was passed by state lawmakers this past spring,…
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Special Session Ends with No Action on Mask Requirement Ban
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe General Assembly on Friday adjourned the special session called by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to address lawmakers’ ban on mask requirements from public schools and other public entities. Two Republican-sponsored bills were heard Thursday but voted down in committee. Each…
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Little Rock, Marion School Districts Sue State Over Masks
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA lawsuit against the state was filed on Thursday by the school districts in Little Rock and Marion over the ban on mask mandates. The Arkansas General Assembly earlier this year passed a law prohibiting public entities from requiring masks. …