4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (60+ words) U.S. Senate, House pushing to avoid last-minute shutdown battle in September The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette U.S. Senate, House pushing to avoid last-minute shutdown battle in September WASHINGTON — The threat of a federal government shutdown is not an immediate problem, but members of Congress…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (142+ words) The former Jacksonville High School band director faces a sexual assault charge after Jacksonville police say he had inappropriate contact with a former Jacksonville High School student. Kendrick Moore of North Little Rock turned himself in Thursday on a warrant…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (857+ words) WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (34+ words) Habitat for Humanity to build small houses in North Little Rock’s Baring Cross neighborhood The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Habitat for Humanity to build small houses in North Little Rock’s Baring Cross neighborhood...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1182+ words) WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., began this Congress with his sights on passing legislation addressing housing affordability. The Little Rock congressman led the push in the House of Representatives on a housing measure, which received overwhelming bipartisan support. After the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (26+ words) IN THE GARDEN: No cure for beetle infestation of crape myrtle The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette IN THE GARDEN: No cure for beetle infestation of crape myrtle...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (691+ words) Maryland Democrats chose state Del. Adrian Boafo on Tuesday to advance to November's general election in the race to succeed his retiring former boss, U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, opting for a continuation of Hoyer's pragmatic style of politics over a more…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (40+ words) Hill optimistic housing bill is still on track to become law, despite Trump’s delay over voting bill The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Hill optimistic housing bill is still on track to become law, despite Trump’s delay over voting bill...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (714+ words) Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed S.190, a healthcare bill designed to fast-track premium savings for two groups of insurance customers: public school employees and people buying plans on Vermont's Affordable Care Act marketplace. The bill was one of the few healthcare…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (611+ words) WASHINGTON -- More than $350 million from President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has been quietly directed to White House security, an allotment that Democrats warn appears to be helping fund his new ballroom project -- despite the president's insistence that no taxpayer…...