VA therapist yanked from clinic in Conway
Larry Hay's Army tour in Vietnam was a half century ago, long before he married Margaret, his wife of 34 years. "When he goes to bed at night, he goes back to hell.
Category Archives: John Boozman
Rolling market to visit LR area that lost grocery store
Operators of a mobile farmers market are stepping in to try to fill some of the gap left in a Little Rock neighborhood after the area's only grocery store closed this month. One of the owners, Chad Evans, said Friday that the store was unable to negotiate a favorable lease with the building owner.
Medicinal pot advice OK at VA but no Rxs
Once Arkansas allows medical marijuana sales, veterans in the care of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs physicians can discuss the drug with their doctors, but that's it. In the federal government's eyes, marijuana is an illegal, Schedule 1 controlled substance, meaning the VA won't recommend, prescribe or pay for cannabis.
Sweet home Alabama
So the trick of nominating the most extreme candidate because, as everybody knows, the Republican is going to win anyway . . . backfired.
Doubts remain as Republicans try another Senate health care bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a new health coverage overhaul bill today, but the Washington Post reports that doubts remain whether he has sufficient Republican votes to pass it. The situation is complicated by a competing bill from two Republican senators.
Arkansas governor: Changes needed to Senate health care bill
John Hatcher, right, and Ethan Williams, both of Jonesboro, hold up signs for passing motorists while protesting the healthcare bill in front of the Municipal Center Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Jonesboro, Ark. The U.S. Senate GOP's stalled health care legislation needs to ease some of its limits on Medicaid spending and give greater control of the program to the states, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday.
Protesters rally at senators’ Little Rock offices, urge rejection of Medicaid cuts
A group of demonstrators held a rally and delivered postcards, signed by about 1,000 Arkansans, to the Little Rock offices of U.S. Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman on Wednesday, asking them to oppose efforts to cut Medicaid and other government health care assistance. Cotton is one of 13 members of a Republican working group assigned to write Senate legislation aimed at dismantling the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Shocking! Seven pro-Castro Republicans urge Trump not to kill Normalization Circus
Plagiarizing phrases from Obama's talking points on the Normalization Circus, some pro-Castro Republicans are asking the Trumpinator to keep that Circus alive. One would think that Republicans might want to find some arguments in favor of the Normalization Circus that haven't come straight out of the mouths of "progressives" in the Democratic Party or from the editorial staff of the major news outlets that support the Castro regime.
Stephens film series features heroes of capitalism
Kyle Massey at Arkansas Business reports on an announcement today that Warren Stephens , the CEO of Stephens Inc. , has produced a film series and related media, "This is Capitalism." Stephens explains that capitalism has gotten a bad rap.
W. Memphis plant inauguration today
A new $15 million manufacturing plant and testing laboratory in West Memphis with close ties to the Clean Line Energy project, which is roundly opposed by Arkansas' delegation in Congress, officially opens today. Production at the plant began earlier this month with about 30 workers.
ROBERTS: The deadly liberal delusion
Does anybody here remember Blanche Lincoln? She was a two-term senator from Arkansas, a moderate Democrat who prospered in a red state by defying liberal power brokers like big labor. The unions and ultra-left pressure groups went after her big-time in 2010, backing a primary challenge by Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter.
Washington news in brief
Until last week, Womack and U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., were the only four-term congressmen with perfect records. The Michigander was busy denouncing health care legislation supported by the White House, Politico reported, and didn't realize that the clock was running out.
Conway vows to go after political consultants
Kellyanne Conway, senior advisor to President-elect Trump's transition team, vowed Tuesday to rein in the power of political consultants, in addition to that of lobbyists. "Draining the swamp is not just about lobbying and politicians, it's also about consultants," Conway said during an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show" radio program on Tuesday.
Arkansas election could underscore Republican gains in state
It's hard to escape Hillary Clinton's legacy in Arkansas, where she was first lady for 12 years and where her name adorns the state's biggest airport and children's library. On Tuesday, though, the state that the Democratic presidential candidate called home for many years will almost surely give its six electoral votes to her Republican opponent, Donald Trump.
A look at where Boozman, Eldridge stand on issues
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A look at where Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman and Democratic challenger Conner Eldridge stand on several issues in Arkansas' U.S. Senate race: Boozman opposed the Affordable Care Act and has repeatedly voted for its repeal.
Brawner: A husband first, then a candidate
Frank Gilbert looked kind of sheepish last Friday when I asked for his new phone number and instead he gave me his old one. I told him that when I had tried to call that one earlier, the recording had said it had been disconnected.
Eldridge, Arkansas Democrats back medical marijuana
Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge endorsed legalizing medical marijuana on Monday, a move that comes days after Arkansas Democrats voted to support making the drug available to some patients. But both Eldridge and state Democrats stopped short of endorsing either one of two competing ballot measures on medical marijuana.
Eldridge criticizes Boozman’s votes on gun control bills
Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge criticized Republican Sen. John Boozman Wednesday for opposing an effort to prevent terrorists from buying guns, saying an alternative measure backed by the Arkansas lawmaker doesn't go far enough. Speaking to the Political Animals Club, Eldridge said he supports a proposal by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein that would let the federal government block many gun sales to known or suspected terrorists.
Eldridge Criticizes Boozman on Curbing Guns to Terrorists
LITTLE ROCK - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge is criticizing Republican Sen. John Boozman for opposing an effort to prevent terrorists from buying guns, saying an alternative measure backed by the Arkansas lawmaker doesn't go far enough.
Boozman says bill’s passage ‘critical’ to national security
U.S. Sen. John Boozman this week called Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act "critical to our national security." "We are a nation at war.