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DRA invests $500,000 in Cleveland, Lawrence counties for jobs, infrastructure
Written by: The Commercial
Published by: The Commercial

The Delta Regional Authority and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that $500,000 in new DRA investments will help create nearly 30 new jobs and retain another 58 jobs in Cleveland and Lawrence counties.

U.S. Chamber honors Arkansas lawmakers
Written by: Special to the Commercial
Published by: The Commerical

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Awards were recently presented to Arkansas' Congressional delegation — U.S. Sen. John Boozman, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, U.S. Rep. French Hill, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack and U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman.

Why DOJ must block the Cigna-Express Scripts merger
Written by: David Balto
Published by: The Hill

Plan to build power line across state out of steam
Written by: Frank Lockwood
Published by: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy and Clean Line Energy Partners severed ties Friday, ending their joint effort to build a power line across Arkansas.

Members of the state's congressional delegation, who had fought the $2.5 billion project for years, welcomed the news.

5 Ways Social Media Will Disrupt Politics
Written by: Amit Thakkar 
Published by: AdWeek 

Those who knew him said Jay Dickey came to regret the so-called Dickey Amendment, and we don't doubt it. Crazy Jay, as certain inky wretches used to call him, might have gone off in all directions at times, but did he ever meet anybody he didn't like? If so, he wasn't rude enough to say so in our earshot.