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White Hall Superintendent talks federal money

Thursday, May 13 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King Every school district in the country is seeing an influx of cash as a result of federal programs that resulted from the Coronavirus pandemic. The White Hall School District is one of those and according to Superintendent Doug Dorris, the district has already... Read More.

Capitol rioter from Arkansas released from federal custody

Wednesday, April 28 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who posed for photos with his feet on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be allowed to return home pending trial. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper granted a... Read More.

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Governor to sign bill barring law enforcement from federal gun law enforcement

Wednesday, April 28 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he’ll sign a bill that would bar state and local law officers from helping enforce new and future federal gun restrictions — a move critics say would be unconstitutional and create confusion... Read More.

Governor vetoes bill prohibiting police from enforcing federal gun laws

Friday, April 23 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday vetoed legislation that would prohibit local police from enforcing federal gun laws, saying the measure would jeopardize law enforcement and the public. The Republican governor rejected the measure sent him by the majority-GOP Legislature... Read More.

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Dewitt man sentenced to 40 years in federal prison

Friday, April 2 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—Multiple death threats, including repeated threats to FBI agents and a former United States Attorney, earned a Dewitt man 40 years in federal prison. Clayton Jackson, 35, whose legal address is in Minnesota but who was living in Dewitt when the original threats... Read More.

Lincoln County Lend a Hand gets federal grant

Friday, April 2 by Ray King

Lend a Hand of Lincoln County has received a $12,824 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, Lincoln County has distributed emergency food and shelter... Read More.

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Pine Bluff Could Lose Metro Status and Some Federal Funds

Sunday, March 7 by Staff

Pine Bluff is one of 144 cities the federal government could downgrade from being designated a metropolitan statistical area or MSA. Other Arkansas cities on the list include Hot Springs, Jonesboro, and Texarkana. If the cities are removed from MSA designation, they could face a loss... Read More.

Federal Office of Emergency Management grants were awarded to Jefferson County to help cover 2019 flood damages

Tuesday, February 16 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King This is the second of two stories about grants from the Federal Office of Emergency Management that were awarded to Jefferson County to help cover damages that resulted in flooding on the Arkansas River in 2019. The first of those grants was to... Read More.

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Federal Complainant Filed Against State Agency

Monday, February 15 by Staff

According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the state agency charged with dispersing certain funds and tax credits to develop low-income housing is doling out that money based on economic growth rather than need, according to a recently filed federal complaint. The complaint alleges that over the past three... Read More.

Jefferson County has received just over $1.4 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Wednesday, February 10 by Deseray Mckinzy

By Ray King Jefferson County has received just over $1.4 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for damage homes in the county sustained during flooding on the Arkansas River in 2019. The following is one of two stories dealing with those grants,... Read More.

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Arkansas City uses federal funds to promote COVID information

Monday, January 25 by Ray King

Arkansas City has used money from the federal CARES Act to purchase a new digital media system to provide information on COVID-19. According to the McGehee-Dermott Times-News, the media display system at City Hall includes two screen monitors, an 85-inch outdoor monitor and a 75-inch... Read More.

Pine Bluff City Council approves ordinance allowing elected official landlords to receive federal money for tenants

Tuesday, January 19 by Greg

By Ray King The Pine Bluff City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance which will allow members of the council or municipal employees to receive money from a Federal Fund administered by the state if they are landlords of rental property. Larry Matthews, director of the... Read More.

Stories tagged with: federal

White Hall Superintendent talks federal money

Capitol rioter from Arkansas released from federal custody

Governor to sign bill barring law enforcement from federal gun law enforcement

Governor vetoes bill prohibiting police from enforcing federal gun laws

Dewitt man sentenced to 40 years in federal prison

Lincoln County Lend a Hand gets federal grant

Pine Bluff Could Lose Metro Status and Some Federal Funds

Federal Office of Emergency Management grants were awarded to Jefferson County to help cover 2019 flood damages

Federal Complainant Filed Against State Agency

Jefferson County has received just over $1.4 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Arkansas City uses federal funds to promote COVID information

Pine Bluff City Council approves ordinance allowing elected official landlords to receive federal money for tenants

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