Op-Ed
The Internal Revenue Service has just announced that all Arkansans qualify for disaster tax relief following the severe weather that began on April 2nd, 2025. Individuals, businesses, and 1040 filers now have until Nov. 3rd, 2025, to file their returns and make payments.
See the full statement from the IRS Below:
After speaking with the USPS, Congressman Crawford highly recommends taking the following steps to ensure that your taxes are processed on time:
USPS Blue Mailbox—If you are placing your tax return into a USPS blue mailbox, you must do so by COB April 14th. Failure to do so could result in your return being processed late.
Mailing on April 15th—If you are mailing your taxes on April 15th, go in person to your local post office and ask for your envelope to be hand-stamped with the current date.
| 3/5/2025 |
| Washington, D.C. — Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress. |
Tax season is right around the corner! This means it's not too soon to start preparing and getting paperwork in order. Unfortunately, tax season also brings scams so be vigilant and informed about any potential scams.
Click here to read more about how to prepare so you can avoid refund delays.
Service seems to be woven into the fabric of rural America. I'm not sure why that's the case. Perhaps when there are fewer people to fill the roles in a community, whether it's a volunteer firefighter, church leader, or little league coach, you end up wearing a lot of hats. And you step up because you know that your community needs you. If you don't, then the job is likely to go undone. Your entire town, your friends, neighbors, and family will be worse for wear.
You're driving. It's 5:30 p.m.
Traffic is flowing through West Memphis so smoothly that you wonder if you're dreaming. And in fact, you are, because as everyone and their brother knows, West Memphis has been choked by construction since the dawn of time.
You can't blame all construction woes and transportation headaches on inconsistent funding and outdated legislation, either in West Memphis or in other parts of Arkansas. However, a modern, long-term federal highway bill does allow cities and states to begin needed projects and complete them much faster.
Earlier today, Congressman Rick Crawford voted in support of H.R. 2353, The Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015. H.R. 2353 will allow transportation spending to continue through July instead of the previous deadline, May 31. The clean extension will allow more time for consideration of a long-term highway bill.
Congressman Rick Crawford issued the following statement after the vote.