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News from June 2021

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June 10 sees Congressional Record publish “Child Nutrition (Executive Session)” in the Senate section

By Natural State News | Jun 10, 2021

“Child Nutrition (Executive Session)” was published on pages S4029-S4031 of the Congressional Record on June 10.

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June 10 sees Congressional Record publish “INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” in the Senate section

By Natural State News | Jun 10, 2021

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” on June 10.

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June 9 sees Congressional Record publish “INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” in the Senate section

By Natural State News | Jun 9, 2021

“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the Senate section on page S4017 on June 9

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June 9: Congressional Record publishes “SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” in the Senate section

By Natural State News | Jun 9, 2021

The Congressional Record published “SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” in the Senate section on June 9.

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Online job searches up as Arkansas, other states opt out of extra unemployment benefits

By Trina Thomas | Jun 9, 2021

Although the COVID-19 pandemic is tapering off, many businesses are still struggling to fill positions and are understaffed. States that are removing extra unemployment benefits are showing an uptick in job searches.

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Primary unemployment cases drop in Arkansas in late May

By James Ledbetter | Jun 9, 2021

Primary unemployment cases in Arkansas dropped compared with the week preceding it, the U.S. Department of Labor announced in a news release May 24.

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Arkansas one of few states to keep certificate of need regulations for health care facilities during COVID-19

By Trina Thomas | Jun 9, 2021

Arkansas is one of the few states that retained the certificate of need regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Arkansas deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending May 15

By Natural State News | Jun 7, 2021

Arkansas's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending May 15, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Fort Smith, selected for F-16 and F-35 training center, is 'the ideal location,' Boozman asserts

By Christina Heath | Jun 7, 2021

The acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth has selected Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith for a long-term pilot training center of F-16 and F-35 fighter planes.

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Boozman ensures military chaplins who died serving the country are memorialized, 'proud to lead a bipartisan effort to honor them' he says

By Christina Heath | Jun 7, 2021

U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) are leading an effort that allows for military chaplains who died while serving the nation to be memorialized at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Arkansas law seeks to inform students about options, costs before incurring education loan debt

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jun 7, 2021

By the end of 2019, Arkansas had already made significant inroads against student loan defaults for six years straight, hovering only 0.3% above the national average of 10.4%, but a recently passed state law aims to improve that number by keeping students informed.

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'Fighter jets will return to the Arkansas River Valley,' Cotton declares

By April Bamburg | Jun 6, 2021

The Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas has been selected as the home of a squadron of F-16s from the Republic of Singapore and to serve as an F-35 training center for Foreign Military Sales participants, according to a June 3 announcement on the U.S. Air Force website.

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IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act aims to help HBCUs with capital projects, technology and more

By April Bamburg | Jun 6, 2021

In a review of the needs of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) conducted in 2018, the Government Accountability Office identified major capital projects that these institutions need to complete.

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Boozman: Biden's budget shows commitment to 'growing the size and scope of the federal government'

By April Bamburg | Jun 6, 2021

President Joe Biden’s $6 trillion budget proposal has legislators in both parties concerned -- some at the sheer size of the spending plan and others because of what’s not in the bill.

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Cotton introduces bipartisan legislation for those 'wounded in the service of our country'

By Christina Heath | Jun 6, 2021

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Springdale) recently helped to introduce legislation that would ensure wounded officers and families have immediate access to specialized facilities at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Pine Bluff sees 31,900 nonfarm payroll employees in May

By Natural State News | Jun 6, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Arkansas' Pine Bluff metropolitan statistical area was 31,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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'We need targeted, smart investment to sustain' Port of Little Rock, Boozman declares

By April Bamburg | Jun 6, 2021

In a June 1 meeting at the Port of Little Rock, Arkansas lawmakers including GOP Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton, and state Rep. French Hill (R-Conway), met with officials from the Port, Rock Region METRO and other stakeholders.

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Pine Bluff nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.6% since May 2021

By Natural State News | Jun 6, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Pine Bluff metropolitan statistical area was 31,700, a 0.6 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway sees 353,200 nonfarm payroll employees in May

By Natural State News | Jun 5, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Arkansas' Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area was 353,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.7% since May 2021

By Natural State News | Jun 5, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area was 355,500, a 0.7 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.