John Boozman News

Stepping Stone School in Alma will receive nearly $12 million for construction of a 60,000-square-foot preschool facility.

Stephens Washington Bureau * asadler@stephensmedia.com WASHINGTON - Arkansas lawmakers on Friday voted yes for the second time on a financial bailout package, despite angry concern from two lawmakers about ...

The failure to pass a "bailout bill" today by the U.S. House of Representatives could unduly impact the nation's economy and Arkansans, according to a joint press release issued by the state's four members.

Missouri's House delegation split 5-4 in support of a $700 billion emergency rescue plan for the nation's financial system.

In Opinion: Nicholas D. Kristof: Save the fat cats Video See all videos>> The McCain Campaign style going forward With just a month to go, how will the campaign deploy John McCain and Sarah Palin accross the ...

WASHINGTON U.S. Representatives Marion Berry , Vic Snyder , John Boozman and Mike Ross today voted to restore confidence in financial lending institutions by voting for H.R. 3997, the Emergency Economic ...

The Quorum Court Budget Committee has approved a resolution to send to U. S. Rep.

Methamphetamine labs are on the rise in Benton County, officials said during the kickoff of the fifth annual Meth Awareness Month.

U. S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Ark., pledged to get back to work on a new version of the failed $ 700 billion mortgage-industry bailout, even as two other Benton County politicos talked about what is fair and ...

Stephens Washington Bureau * asadler@stephensmedia.com WASHINGTON - An internal investigation released Monday described the Justice Department's 2006 firings of Arkansas federal prosecutor Bud Cummins and eight ...

Arkansas' four congressmen voted for a the $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system Monday as the measure was rejected by the house.

Arkansas' four congressmen voted for a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, but the measure was rejected by the House Monday.

TIMES RECORD * RGARRETT@SWTIMES.COM The project rarely makes headlines these days, but work continues on the Pine Mountain Dam proposal, according to Jerry Williams, chairman of the board of the River Valley ...

Stephens Washington Bureau * asadler@stephensmedia.com WASHINGTON - Congress is expected to approve by the end of the week a spending bill that includes money for a new emergency operations center in Sebastian ...

While the Congress and the White House spent the day coming up with a sustainable bailout plan, 5NEWS talked with some of our state congressional delegates on what they thought it would take for an agreement.

The researchers noted that two northwest Arkansas counties alone raised more than 14.2 million broiler chickens, producing more than 471,000 tons of manure a year.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency doesn't know what impact large concentrations of farm animals have on air and water quality and needs to know, a research agency for Congress has concluded.

Lincoln Board of Education members approved a budget with less funding for expenditures for 2008-09 than what was spent in 2007-08 during a meeting Monday at the administration office.

There are plenty of statistical categories in which Arkansas ranks near the bottom, but assisted senior living isn't one of them.

Two candidates for northwest Arkansas' seat in the U. S. House of Representatives talked about the nation's energy needs Monday.