Washington – As Arkansans continue to donate generously to the ongoing relief efforts in Haiti, U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln today voted legislation that will make it easier to contribute to these programs. Lincoln is an original cosponsor of the Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive (HAITI) … [Read more...]
Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder, Ross Announce $4.8 Million for Green Jobs Training
January 21, 2010 by
Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02) and Mike Ross (AR-04) announced today that the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board/ Department of Workforce Services will receive $4,866,479 in U.S. Department of Labor grants … [Read more...]
Lincoln Continues to Seek Aid for Farmers as 32 More Arkansas Counties Receive Disaster Designations
January 21, 2010 by
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, continued her call for disaster assistance today as 32 more Arkansas counties received federal disaster designations from the United States Department of Agriculture … [Read more...]
Lincoln Statement on Vic Snyder
January 15, 2010 by
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln today made the following statement after learning that Congressman Vic Snyder (AR-02) will retire at the end of this term: “I have great respect for Vic Snyder,” Lincoln said. “He is a remarkable man who has served our country in so many capacities – in … [Read more...]
Lincoln, Pryor and Berry on Martin Luther King
January 15, 2010 by
Lincoln Commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Will Participate in Little Rock Marade With Family Little Rock – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln and her family will join fellow Arkansans to take part in the 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., marade in downtown Little Rock on Monday, … [Read more...]
Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing Nominee for U.S. District Judge for Eastern District of Arkansas
January 13, 2010 by
Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor today announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will next week hold a confirmation hearing for Judge Denzil Price Marshall Jr., who was nominated by President Obama for the U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. In … [Read more...]
Lincoln Announces Summer 2010 Internship Program, Urges Arkansas Students to Apply
January 13, 2010 by
Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) is accepting applications for her summer internship program, which provides students the opportunity to learn about the federal government and our nation’s legislative process. Selected college students will work in Lincoln’s Washington, D.C., or … [Read more...]
Berry to Keynote Annual Coon Supper
January 8, 2010 by
JONESBORO, AR – U.S. Representative Marion Berry (D-AR, 1st) will be the keynote speaker at Friday night’s annual Gillett Coon Supper. Members of the press are encouraged to attend this event. Governor Mike Beebe, Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and other notable officials are also expected … [Read more...]
Arkansas has one of Top Ten Primary Races in the Country
January 8, 2010 by
By Chris Cillizza | January 8, 2010; 11:00 AM ET The ten best primary races in the country In just 25 days, voters in Illinois will head to their polling places to pick nominees for contested Senate and gubernatorial races. Twenty eight days after that, Texas holds it primary with the fight … [Read more...]
Lincoln Travel Schedule for January 4-8, 2010
January 2, 2010 by
Little Rock – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln today announced her schedule of events for next week, January 4-8, 2010. Lincoln will travel across the state for a series of economic development meetings and civic events in Searcy, McCrory, Augusta, Little Rock, Stuttgart, Sheridan, El Dorado, Conway, … [Read more...]
