Boozman, others sponsor legislation on hiring military spouses

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is leading legislation to amend the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses. The Military Spouse Hiring Act would address underemployment for military spouses by expanding the... Read More.
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Military to aid Arkansas hospitals in COVID surge

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department is sending a 20-member military medical team to Arkansas to help expand the state’s hospital capacity in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday. Hutchinson said the team of 14 nurses,... Read More.
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Arkansas men charged in scheme to defraud military insurer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas doctor and a medical sales representative have been accused of taking part in a scheme which defrauded the U.S. military’s health insurer of more than $12 million. Federal prosecutors announced Friday that Dr. Joe David May and Derek... Read More.

Military and Veterans Museum Sets Grand Opening

The Pine Bluff Military and Veterans Museum will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, September 13, 2018. This event will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the historic Boone-Murphy House, located at 714 West Fourth Avenue in Pine Bluff.