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Goodwill Industries of Arkansas (GIA) has been awarded the Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice, amounting to $749,973. The money will be used to support Goodwill’s Transitional Employment Opportunity (TEO) program over a…

The city of Conway announced recently that it has been awarded $24.6 million by the United States Department of Transportation to construct the Connect Conway greenway trail with funding from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary…

The Conductor and the Conway Foundation recently partnered with the Kauffman Foundation to host the Arkansas Entrepreneurial Policy Summit. The summit, which took place at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute April 27-29,  was held to address specific needs of entrepreneurs in the…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday the approval of a $1.5 million grant for the construction of a second “Be Pro Mobile Workshop” unit. The funding and construction of the second unit will allow the workforce development program to better serve…

Former Rose Bud city councilman Nick Cartwright is seeking the 2022 Democratic nomination for Arkansas’ Second District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, his campaign announced Thursday. Cartwright, 27, is the first candidate to challenge Republican incumbent French Hill…

Rep. French Hill has reintroduced a bill into U.S. Congress that aims to address the shortage of medical supplies. On Wednesday, May 12, Hill reintroduced the Securing America’s Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act of 2021, which was first introduced in…

President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives for the second time – the first time a U.S. president has been impeached twice. All four of Arkansas’ U.S. Representatives voted against impeaching Trump for “inciting an insurrection”…

In a virtual press conference, state Sen. Joyce Elliott (D) announced that she would be conceding the 2ndDistrict Congressional Race to Rep. French Hill (R). Elliott has kept neck-and-neck with the incumbent Republican in her campaign, with political analysts calling…

U.S. Rep. French Hill has emerged victorious in the 2020 election, retaining the 2nd District House of Representatives seat. The Associated Press called the election in Hill’s favor on Tuesday night.  Hill defeated his challenger, state Sen. Joyce Elliott, in…

On Election Day, most Arkansans will have their down-ballot gazes locked in on the race for Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District, where state Sen. Joyce Elliott (D) is challenging incumbent Rep. French Hill (R). As the remainder of the district’s ballots…