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December 11, 2018
Trump administration rolls back Clean Water Act rules, environmental groups condemn action

Written by: Welsey Brown
Published by: Talk Business & Politics

The Trump administration Tuesday (Dec. 11) moved forward with a promise to repeal Obama era rules that expanded federal authority under the U.S. Clean Water Act despite criticism from environmental groups that the action would lead to more polluted water bodies.

December 3, 2018
New North American trade agreement heads to Congress

Written by: George Jared
Published by: Talk Business & Politics

The United States, Mexico, and Canada reached a tentative agreement to strike a new North American trade deal, and President Donald Trump has given Congress six months to approve the measure. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

December 2, 2018
Arkansans note his visits, encouragement

Written by: Frank Lockwood
Published by: Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

As the nation prepares to bury former President George Herbert Walker Bush, Arkansans paused Saturday to remember the 41st commander in chief, recalling his trips to Arkansas, his record of accomplishment and his many acts of kindness.

November 30, 2018
Crawford's 2018 Fall Service Academy Night

Written by: Amanda Reynolds
Published by: Newport Independent

November 28, 2018
Supreme Court rules in favor of private landowners

Written by: Jacqui Fatka
Published by: Feedstuffs

In an 8-0 ruling, the Supreme Court of the U.S. ruled in favor of private property owners' rights and limiting the federal government's ability to establish critical habitat designations on land that does not have the protected species.

November 16, 2018
Cuba Libre!

Published by: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

It's no secret that agriculture makes up a good chunk of our state's economy. We keep growing food, and folks in other states and countries keep eating it. (Amazing how that works.) But farmers in Arkansas are a bit restricted at the moment when it comes to one particular market: a police state of note in a certain island country a few miles south of Florida's coast.

November 9, 2018
Arkansas Lawmaker Aims to Help US Agribusiness Boost Sales to Cuba

Published by: KARK

HAVANA (AP) — Representatives from the United States' agricultural sector, include U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford of Arkansas, arrived in Cuba on Thursday for a conference aimed at promoting sales, one of the few U.S. business areas allowed to deal with the island under a half-century-old trade embargo that Cuban leaders blame for most of its economic troubles.


November 8, 2018

U.S. agribusiness representatives travel to Cuba

Written by: Hatzel Vela
Published by: Local10.com

 

HAVANA - Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, didn't waste any time. He traveled to Cuba right after voters re-elected the military veteran to his fifth term representing Arkansas' 1st District -- the largest rice-growing district in the country.


November 1, 2018
Medical students participate in health policy

Written by: Laura Gunter
Published by: KAIT 8

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Medical students with the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine on Arkansas State University's campus have a rare opportunity to peek behind the curtain.

A new fellowship program providing a hands on, inside look at health policy.


November 1, 2018
ASU's DO school, Crawford's office partner to create healthcare policy program

Written by: George Jared
Published by: Talk Business & Politics

Shane Speights, D.O., dean, at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State (NYITCOM at A-State), announced Thursday (Nov. 1) the formation of a new fellowship program in coordination with NYITCOM at A-State and the office of U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro.