Archives for May 2017

U.S. Senator John Boozman Recognizes the Positive Influence of Arkansas Drug Courts on Senate Floor

WASHINGTON – In recognition of National Drug Court Month, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) spoke on the Senate floor in support of drug treatment courts and how their success in Arkansas changes lives, heals families and saves money. “We have nearly 90 specialty courts in Arkansas that are … [Read more...]

Arkansas State Capitol Building will be closed to all visitors and staff This Weekend

(LITTLE ROCK, ARK.) – Effective at 6:00 PM on Friday, May 19th and continuing through 6:00 AM on Monday, May 22nd, the Arkansas State Capitol Building will be closed to all visitors and staff, due to a major sewer renovation project that is ongoing at the State Capitol. This closure has been … [Read more...]

Boozman Continues to Push VA to Improve Services for Female Veterans

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), the lead Republican sponsor of the Deborah Sampson Act, continued his advocacy on behalf of female veterans by pushing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support the hiring of more women’s health providers and enhance data tracking of female veterans during … [Read more...]

Senators Tom Cotton, Warren, Meadows, Capuano, and Cummings Introduce Resolution to Designate Official “Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day”

Washington, D.C. - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) along with Congressmen Mark Meadows (R-North Carolina), Michael Capuano (D-Massachusetts), and Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) today introduced a resolution to annually designate October 28th as Honoring the … [Read more...]

Governor Asa Hutchinson Launches ‘MyIdea’ Transformation Project; Requests Public Participation

LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson launched the state’s MyIdea project at a news conference on Thursday, a direct line to state agencies that will give Arkansans a chance to contribute ideas for ways to improve services, increase efficiencies and streamline state government. Starting today, … [Read more...]

Construction Work Requires Overnight Closure on State Highway 10 (LaHarpe Blvd) in Little Rock

Removal of falsework under the new. Highway 70 (Broadway Bridge) requires a closure of State Highway 10 (LaHarpe Blvd) in Little Rock, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. The east and westbound lanes of State Highway 10 (LaHarpe Blvd) will be closed … [Read more...]

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Improvements to U.S. Highway 67 Require Lane Shift and Closures in Pulaski and Lonoke Counties

Construction work on U.S. Highway 67 in Pulaski and Lonoke Counties requires a lane shift and overnight lane closures, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. Beginning Sunday night, May 14, crews will be working within the U.S. Highway 67 median … [Read more...]

Scheduled Outage in Bee Branch

On Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 we are scheduling to have the Bee Branch substation off for maintenance. Our plan is to do this in the early morning so that it will have less impact on our members. We will have the power off starting at 1:00am and plan to have it back on by 5:00am. The areas that will be … [Read more...]

Prosecuting Attorney has barred the City of Damascus from patrolling highways

Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland has barred the City of Damascus from patrolling all affected highways within the jurisdictional limits of the city. After investigation they found that police write an average of 1,500 tickets a year on State Highway 65 that runs through the town, the speed limit … [Read more...]