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May 13, 2015
For those of you who have been watching the news, you are likely aware that the state of Arkansas has delayed construction projects due to uncertainty regarding the Federal Highway Trust Fund.
May 13, 2015
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton along with Congressman Bruce Westerman today announced that Fauxsee Innovations—a Magnolia, Arkansas-based small business—has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its efforts to facilitate safe and efficient rural transportation for the blind.
May 13, 2015
Pictured is Representative Bruce Westerman (center) surrounded by Rainbow of Challenges’ staff members and Hempstead County Judge Haskell Morse at the door of the ROC administration building on Main Street.
May 13, 2015
Work now being done on 131 federally funded road and bridge construction projects in Arkansas worth $1.5 billion would cease if congressional authorization for transportation funding expired May 31 without a new deal, according to state highway officials.
May 12, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement Monday (May 12) after voting for H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015.
Issues:Accountability
May 12, 2015
An unstable storm system that brewed over the weekend with warm, moist air spawned at least one tornado that killed two people in southwest Arkansas on Sunday evening and dumped up to 8 inches of rain over much of the state, washing out roads and flooding creeks and rivers.
May 12, 2015
An unstable storm system that brewed over the weekend with warm, moist air spawned at least one tornado that killed two people in southwest Arkansas on Sunday evening and dumped up to 8 inches of rain over much of the state, washing out roads and flooding creeks and rivers.
May 12, 2015
An unstable storm system that brewed over the weekend with warm, moist air spawned at least one tornado that killed two people in southwest Arkansas on Sunday evening and dumped up to 8 inches of rain over much of the state, washing out roads and flooding creeks and rivers.
May 11, 2015
Officials say Michael and Melissa Mooneyhan died when a tornado hit their mobile home. Authorities believe the husband and wife saved their daughter.
May 11, 2015
For the first time in more than 20 years, there was a celebration Monday of major construction activity at the Port of Pine Bluff and city officials couldn't have been any happier.
Southwind Milling, which is in the final stages of construction of a new rice mill, held a topping-out ceremony as the last beam, bearing flags and a Christmas Tree, was placed at the top of the structure, and according to a construction manager, the ceremony means "everything is downhill from here."
Issues:Jobs and Economic Growth