Boozman Continues to Fight for Rural America Urges Support for Aviation Programs and Infrastructure Prevalent in Arkansas

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, pushed for full funding of transportation programs important to rural Arkansas. During a subcommittee hearing that featured testimony from Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, Boozman urged support for the … [Read more...]

Senator Cotton Closes Washington, D.C. Office

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has temporarily closed his Washington, D.C. office to protect the health of his staff and to prevent the spread of the Wuhan virus. D.C. staff will continue to work from home. Senator Cotton released the statement below concerning the closure: “The Wuhan … [Read more...]

Boozman Leads Call Urging Increased Access to UK Market for U.S.-Grown Rice

United States Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and a group of his colleagues are urging the Trump Administration to push for increased market access for U.S.-grown rice during negotiations with the United Kingdom (U.K.) for a new trade agreement. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert … [Read more...]

Statement from the Arkansas Highway Commission and ARDOT Director Scott Bennett on the Passing of Commission Chairman Thomas Schueck

Statement from Arkansas Highway Commission Vice Chairman Robert S. Moore, Jr. Tom Schueck was a visionary, a self-made success story. His ability as a leader is evident by the successful companies he founded, and he brought that leadership to the Commission. Tom was never short on having opinions … [Read more...]

Concert Titled “Collage” Coming to Downtown Batesville

On Saturday, March 21, 2020, the Carius Concert Series will present “Collage”, a benefit concert for Main Street Batesville, a 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organization. “Collage” will feature the vocal talents of Cindy Carius, Penny Wolfe, and Sarah Jo Sample and instrumentalists Danny Dozier, Mike Foster, … [Read more...]

Arkansas Craft School Upcoming March Classes

The Arkansas Craft School has several new Spring Courses available for booking! All courses have displays set up in the ACS Craft Gallery, so please come by to have a look and get inspired by all you can learn to create with us! For our young artists we have Blair Tinkle teaching her After School … [Read more...]

Arkansas Surgical Hospital Receives 2019 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award®️ for Patient Experience

The nationally recognized award honors top-performing health care organizations that have achieved the 95th percentile or above in performance in Patient Experience. Presented annually, the award names clients who consistently sustained performance in the top 5% of all Press Ganey clients for each … [Read more...]

Boozman Applauds Passage of Emergency Coronavirus Funding

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Senate passage of a bipartisan, bicameral supplemental funding package that provides $7.7 billion in emergency discretionary funding to meet the growing challenge presented by … [Read more...]

Boozman, Cotton & Hill Announce $5.9 Million FAA Grant for Little Rock Airport

Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressman French Hill announced the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will receive a $5.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for taxiway reconstruction. “The Little Rock airport is a key component of our state’s … [Read more...]

Boozman to Attend Events in Central Arkansas

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) will present medals to a WWII veteran and speak at an agriculture conference on Friday. Media is invited to attend the following: Friday, February 28, 2020 Event: Medals and Celebration for WWII Veteran Fulton Walker Time: 10 a.m. Location: Pine Bluff … [Read more...]