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…
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2022 Arkansas Primary Election: Sanders, Jones Win Nominations for Governor
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSarah Huckabee Sanders won the Republican nomination and Dr. Chris Jones won the Democratic nomination for governor of Arkansas on Tuesday. Sanders headed into the primary virtually assured of the nomination. Former President Donald Trump publicly encouraged Sanders to run…
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AR Senators Demand Answers from Biden Regarding Afghanistan
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffU.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) sent a letter today to President Joe Biden demanding information regarding the humanitarian crisis created by his recent withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan. Specifically, the letter requests information on…
Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith will be the new location for a F-35 training center and for a Republic of Singapore training unit. The U.S. Air Force announced this week that the Fort Smith air base would…
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Arkansas Political Landscape Gets New York Times Write-Up
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleArkansas politics made national headlines with a major write-up in the New York Times. Reporter Jonathan Martin penned a piece entitled “Why Arkansas Is a Test Case for a Post-Trump Republican Party,” which looks at the upcoming 2022 gubernatorial race…
U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) will be running for reelection in the 2022 election. Boozman announced his intention to seek reelection on Saturday, March 6. Boozman is serving his second-term in the U.S. Senate and is the senior senator from…
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Trump Acquitted in Second Impeachment Trial, Boozman and Cotton Vote to Acquit
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleFormer President Donald Trump was acquitted on charges of inciting an insurrection during his impeachment trial. While a majority of lawmakers voted to convict Trump on Saturday, Feb. 13, a two-thirds majority was required to convict him. Both Sen. John…
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Cotton Won’t Oppose Electoral Vote Count, Drawing Trump’s Ire
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleSen. Tom Cotton (R) has drawn fire from members of his own party after announcing that he will not oppose the count of Electoral College votes that will certify the 2020 presidential election. On Sunday, Jan. 3, Cotton released a…
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Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner Joe Morgan Dies at 76
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Game and Fish Commissioner Joe Morgan died this weekend at the age of 76. Morgan, who served as AGFC vice chairman, died as a result of pulmonary fibrosis complications according to an AGFC news release. Named to the AGFC…
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R) has won the race for U.S. Senate, elected to serve a second term in Washington. Similar to Cotton’s first senatorial bid in 2014, the Associated Press called the election in his favor shortly after polls…