Asphalt Industry Seeks Permanent HoS Relief with Revised Regulations Published by: For Construction Pros Legislative, regulatory and industry efforts to provide additional relief in Hours of Service (HoS) requirements for short-haul truckers are under review. Late in June, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) introduced the HOURS Act (H.R.7178), which would provide relief, similar to that obtained by NAPA, for ancillary industry short-haul truckers. On Aug. 23, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Admi...
Crawford talks soybeans, trade Written by: Johnathan Reaves Published by: KASU In this monthly interview with KASU, U.S. Representative Rick Crawford talks about an aid package for soybean farmers, the Farm Bill, trade, and the First District race. Click on the Listen button to hear the interview.
U.S. Rep. Crawford talks farming, Mueller investigation Written by: Roby Brock Published by: Talk Business & Politics U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, has reservations about an agricultural mitigation package and he thinks passage of the Farm Bill can resolve many uncertainties for the state’s largest economic engine. In an interview on this weekend’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, Crawford said he has reservations about President Donald Trump’s $12 billion bailout option for tariff-i...
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Arkansans make White House stop; border visit part of senator's week; state's delegates tout Iraq's rice buy Written by: Frank Lockwood Published by: NW Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansans make White House stop WASHINGTON -- A group of state and local officials from Arkansas and Oklahoma visited the White House on Tuesday. They were greeted by several administration officials, including Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Jim Carroll, acting director of the Office...
Grant will allow for 3 firefighters in Jonesboro Published by: KASU Written by: City of Jonesboro The Jonesboro Fire Department will be able to add three new firefighters next year thanks in part to a federal grant received this week by the City of Jonesboro that will provide $291,587 over three years. It will be used to add three firefighters for the city’s fleet of firetrucks, Chief Kevin Miller said. “Three positions means another truck will constantly have a third firefighter,” Miller said. ...
Cotton, Boozman, and Crawford Applaud Iraqi Purchase of US Rice Published by: Marketscreener Washington, D.C. - Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas) today applauded the news that Iraq will buy 30,000 metric tons of rice from the United States. 'I told the Iraqi ambassador multiple times that his country would benefit from opening its market to Arkansas rice, and I'm pleased to see this deal finally come through. Arkansas rice is second to n...
Weighing alternatives to Facebook for advocacy Written by: Joshua Habursky & Mike Fulton Published by: Campaigns & Elections When a four-term congressman deletes his Facebook page to explore an alternative technology for receiving and acting upon constituent feedback, it catches our attention. Now, it could be said that Arkansas Rep. Rick Crawford (R) was jumping on the #deletefacebook bandwagon in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. But his decision to leave the platform was still sign...
Washington, DC — Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas) today applauded the news that Iraq will buy 30,000 metric tons of rice from the United States. “I told the Iraqi ambassador multiple times that his country would benefit from opening its market to Arkansas rice, and I’m pleased to see this deal finally come through. Arkansas rice is second to none, and I’m confident we’ll find many more customers in this promising new market,” said Cott...
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that outlines a framework to provide our trucking industry with flexibility within Hours of Service (HOS) regulations to accommodate their unique situations while maintaining safety on our roads. Under consideration in the ANPRM is expanding the current 100 air-mile “short-haul” exemption from 12 hours on-duty to 14 hours on-duty, providing compliance flexibility when a truck driver...
President Ilham Aliyev receives US Congress delegation Published by: Azernews President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a US Congressional delegation led by Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Devin Nunes and including member of the committee Rick Crawford. The successful development of the bilateral relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America in political, economic, energy and security areas was stressed at t...
