A proposed bill to make Daylight Savings Time permanent has passed in the U.S. Senate. The Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday March 15, 2022 to make Daylight Savings Time permanent, potentially meaning the end of the time change occurring twice…
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It’s only been three months since AMP’s last election preview, but already much has changed in terms of candidate jockeying. Plus, history will likely be made in November. The 2022 election is perhaps the most diverse in state history with…
Power Women 2021: Natalie James U.S. Senate candidate for Arkansas Multi-million dollar producing Realtor What’s your secret to success? Understanding the value and importance of cultivating strong relationships with everyone you meet. The goal is to treat people how you…
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US Senators Denounce Postal Service’s ‘Misguided’ Banking Expansion
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffU.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is calling a new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) pilot program “a threat to mail delivery and a misguided attempt to federalize financial services.” Senator Boozman led 18 of his colleagues in a letter to Postmaster…
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Jake Bequette Makes It Official, Will Challenge John Boozman for U.S. Senate Seat
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFormer Razorback football standout Jake Bequette announced via Twitter Monday morning that he will indeed challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. John Boozman in the 2022 Republican primary. On Twitter, Bequette wrote, “I have lived my life with service and conservative values…
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Opinion: The Path Forward is to Work Together
by John Boozmanby John BoozmanCongress passed five bipartisan COVID-19 bills last year to help Arkansas families, small businesses and health care providers as we were facing unprecedented times during the coronavirus pandemic. Republicans and Democrats came together to deliver a total of $4 trillion…
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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Boozman Formally Named Ranking Member of Senate Agriculture Committee
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleU.S. Senator John Boozman (R) has officially been named the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. During a Tuesday, Feb. 2 hearing for Thomas Vilsack’s nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Boozman,…
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Tabor Confirmed as U.S. Marshal for Western District of Arkansas
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleLongtime law enforcement officer Gregory Tabor has been named U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas. The U.S. Senate confirmed Tabor to the post after being nominated by President Donald Trump for the role in March 2020. In this…
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…