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Ensuring Federal Agencies are Accessible, Accountable to Arkansans

As a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I’ve delivered improvements to benefits and services for Arkansas veterans. Crafting policies and approving legislation is one way to fulfill the promise made to the men and women who served in our nation’s uniform. Just as importantly is cutting through red tape and breaking down hurdles blocking access to the critical care and services Congress authorized the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide.
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Attorney General Rutledge Asks GoFundMe for Clarity, Disclosure

FORREST CITY, AR – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $420 million in 132 infrastructure projects in 31 states. This includes a $95.9 million investment for 19 projects in Arkansas. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Terry Cosby made the announcement at the Forrest City Civic Center before visiting one of the project sites in Marianna.
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Covid in the future

Here at Covid Act Now, we are proud of the impact our work has had on the safety and well-being of our users. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve continued to monitor the state of COVID and update our framework accordingly. We launched our previous risk framework when there was no standardized government COVID risk framework, no broadly accessible testing or vaccines, and before incredibly transmissible variants like Omicron.
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