Stories by Sarah D. Wire

  • E-waste recycler in D.C. spotlight

    The chief executive of BlueOak, an electronics recycling company opening its first plant in Arkansas this month, got to show off the new company Tuesday at a …

    by Sarah D. Wire August 5, 2015

  • $4M raises for 2 earn July’s Fleece

    On Thursday, U.S. Rep. French Hill gave his Golden Fleece award to the Federal Housing Finance Agency for approving approximately $4 million in raises each fo…

    by Sarah D. Wire August 2, 2015

  • State's 2 back Senate ax for Planned Parenthood

    U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton have signed on to a Senate effort to ban federal funds from Planned Parenthood after the release of several videos showi…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 30, 2015

  • Won't apologize, Huckabee says

    Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Monday said he will not apologize for alluding to Nazi death camps to describe the nuclear deal reached with Iran.

    by Sarah D. Wire July 28, 2015

  • Clinton finesses invitation to sing

    Amid hundreds of questions about the economy and the presidential race during a nationwide Facebook question-and-answer session Monday, former Secretary of Sta…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 26, 2015

  • Boozman's export step for Cuba clears panel

    The Senate Appropriations Committee approved language Thursday loosening restrictions on travel and trade between the United States and Cuba.

    by Sarah D. Wire July 24, 2015

  • Hill wants details on money flow to Iran

    With as much as $150 billion flowing to Iran under a deal restricting the country's nuclear capabilities, U.S. Rep. French Hill said he wants more details abou…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 23, 2015

  • Sen. Boozman has $872,704 in '16 coffers

    U.S. Sen. John Boozman has almost $875,000 in his campaign war chest -- 15 months before Election Day and before any challengers have come forward.

    by Sarah D. Wire July 23, 2015

  • Training set up for vets project

    U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has organized free training for people who want to help record veterans' life stories for the Library of Congress.

    by Sarah D. Wire July 19, 2015

  • Arkansas' U.S. House delegation pads coffers

    Members of Arkansas' U.S. House delegation are keeping their campaign coffers full, with a year and a half to go before the next general election, according to…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 16, 2015

  • Skepticism high for Arkansas' 6

    Members of Arkansas' congressional delegation said Tuesday that they're skeptical of the deal President Barack Obama's administration and other countries negot…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 15, 2015

  • LR pupil dines at White House

    Aspen Smith, 11, was among those recognized at the White House on Friday for creating a recipe for Arkansas baked almond catfish for the Healthy Lunchtime Chal…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 12, 2015

  • Forestry bill gets approval of House

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman designed to increase timber harvests and reduce the c…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 10, 2015

  • Cotton targets 'sanctuary cities'

    U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton on Wednesday proposed making cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration policies -- so-called sanctuary cities -- ineligibl…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 9, 2015

  • White House objects to Forest Service bill

    The Obama administration said Wednesday it opposes legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., aimed at making it easier for the U.S. Forest Se…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 9, 2015

  • U.S. lending farmers a little seed money

    Dakota Williams plans to follow in her parents' and grandparents' footsteps and raise cattle near Myron in Izard County. She's using a $15,000 loan from the fe…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 6, 2015

  • Forestry bill to go to House

    The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider legislation this week sponsored by Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs aimed at maki…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 6, 2015

  • 2 critters getting review by U.S.

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering whether to place two Arkansas species -- the alligator snapping turtle and the Illinois chorus frog -- on the…

    by Sarah D. Wire July 1, 2015

  • Ruling seen in play in '16

    State politicians say the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday striking down bans on same-sex marriage will be a campaign issue in 2016, but they won't know if…

    by Sarah D. Wire June 28, 2015

  • Cotton visits Ukraine servicemen

    WASHINGTON -- After a trip to Ukraine and Slovakia, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said last week that the United States needs to provide assistance to help Ukr…

    by Sarah D. Wire June 28, 2015

  • Rename building for GI, two urge

    U.S. Sen. John Boozman and U.S. Rep. French Hill want Congress to rename the Perryville post office to honor the first U.S. prisoner of war executed in Vietnam.

    by Sarah D. Wire June 26, 2015

  • U.S. panel chews over meat labels

    The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday weighed whether to repeal a law that requires meat to be labeled to indicate in what country the animal was b…

    by Sarah D. Wire June 26, 2015

  • Huckabee sitting out 4-day D.C. conference

    Hundreds of conservative religious voters finish a four-day conference in the nation's capital today after hearing from nearly a dozen Republican presidential …

    by Sarah D. Wire June 21, 2015

  • 2 from UA join in hunger talks

    Two University of Arkansas at Fayetteville employees joined representatives from more than 70 colleges and universities around the world Wednesday in Washingto…

    by Sarah D. Wire June 21, 2015

  • Westerman-backed forest bill advances

    Legislation to allow the U.S. Forest Service to speed up thinning of federal forests to control wildfires is headed to the U.S. House of Representatives floor …

    by Sarah D. Wire June 21, 2015

  • Womack revives online tax bill

    U.S. Rep. Steve Womack filed legislation Monday that would require retailers to collect and remit online sales taxes to local governments.

    by Sarah D. Wire June 16, 2015

  • Meat-labels law seen in D.C. as a risky business

    Under the threat of billions of dollars in trade retaliation from Canada and Mexico, Arkansas' senators and agricultural producers are pushing the U.S. Senate…

    by Sarah D. Wire June 14, 2015

  • TV ads hit Westerman for export-bank inertia

    Conservative group Club for Growth has launched television ads targeting U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman over his undecided position on continuing a federally backed…

    by Sarah D. Wire June 12, 2015

  • Agency extends power-line comment period

    The U.S. Energy Department on Thursday said it will accept public comments until July 13 on a proposed electric power line across Arkansas.

    by Sarah D. Wire June 12, 2015

  • State firms praise U.S.-insured sales

    When the Keith Smith Co. in Hot Springs began shipping hatchery eggs overseas in 2011, it asked the federal government to insure the foreign sales.

    by Sarah D. Wire June 7, 2015

  • New EPA waterways rule still unsettling for many

    Agriculture groups, the association representing Arkansas counties, and some politicians say they still don't trust an Environmental Protection Agency proposal…

    by Sarah D. Wire May 31, 2015

  • Holiday brings delegation home

    Members of the congressional delegation were in Arkansas last week for the Memorial Day holiday.

    by Sarah D. Wire May 31, 2015

  • State's 6 call rule overreach, plan fight

    All six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation said Wednesday that they plan to fight back against a water regulation rule approved by the Environmental…

    by Sarah D. Wire May 28, 2015

  • Bill to shift health funds to highways

    Legislation filed by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman would cut the amount states receive for their expanded Medicaid enrollment under the Patient Protection and Affo…

    by Sarah D. Wire May 25, 2015

  • State's Hill to shake out old 'Golden Fleece'

    U.S. Rep. French Hill will call out federal agencies or employees that misuse or waste federal money through a "Golden Fleece" award, he announced Wednesday on…

    by Sarah D. Wire May 21, 2015

  • Bentonville students show art

    Artwork by Bentonville High School students is on display at the U.S. Department of Education until June 30.

    by Sarah D. Wire May 17, 2015

  • Bill asks reason for out-of-state C-130s

    The U.S. Air Force must explain why it decided to leave 10 C-130J aircraft in Mississippi instead of moving them to Little Rock Air Force Base, under an amendm…

    by Sarah D. Wire May 16, 2015

  • Hope GI killed in '68 laid to rest

    Staccato raps on a snare drum led the procession that took Army Master Sgt. James "Jim" Holt to his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery on Thurs…

    by Sarah D. Wire May 15, 2015

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