March is a beautiful month in Arkansas as the world begins again with spring. It is also a great time to celebrate the many ways we work together to help every Arkansan grow and be their best...

Like many Arkansans, my introduction to firearms and shooting sports came through family. I still value those memories today, many years after my father’s impassioned lessons on gun safety or the occasion when he let us handle a prized antique flintlock...

The farm economy has been in tough shape in recent years and needs substantial support to turn the tide. As the now-Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, I’m committed to delivering the relief and assistance necessary to improve that outlook...

Every two minutes, a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer in our country. This disease is currently the second-leading cancer-related killer of men in the United States. That reality is too familiar in The Natural State. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer and the American Cancer Society, there were 2,950 new cases in Arkansas last year and 360 deaths, ranking our state 18th in incidences and 32nd in mortality nationally. That means there were 119 diagnoses and 19 deaths for every 100,000 men...

“What a difference a day makes.” We don’t often think of that phrase applying to government, but fortunately there are exceptions –– and we’re witnessing one now. President Trump and Republicans spent years emphasizing the failed border and immigration policies of the Biden administration. The chaos and crisis that unfolded on our southern border, and then spilled over into communities across our country, eventually became a liability too great to ignore...

The 119th Congress is officially underway and we have a big agenda to tackle to help Arkansas and the rest of our country succeed. In the U.S. Senate, new Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has laid out an ambitious schedule, at a swift pace, to accomplish what the American people expected when they handed Republicans the majority last November. ...

The holidays provide many opportunities to enjoy the company of loved ones and celebrate special relationships and memories. In so many respects, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. One reason we are able to enjoy this season so much is because we live in a great and free country. But that freedom has never been guaranteed, not at our nation’s founding or even today. It comes at an incredibly high price that none of us can take for granted...

There is no greater friend to the United States in the Middle East than Israel, our longtime ally and partner. The bond between our countries has frequently been tested, yet it is stronger than ever and must remain so...

Health care is an increasingly complex landscape to navigate, but that is even more true when access to medical care is scarce, as is the case in so many rural areas of Arkansas and across our country. We know there is no substitute for a readily available supply of doctors, nurses and other providers in our own community. ...

y Earlier this month the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) announced the official designation of U.S. Highway 67 between Little Rock and Walnut Ridge as Interstate 57. It has taken many years of hard work and collaboration to reach this point, and the celebration of such a great achievement reflected just that...

The digital age has benefits and disadvantages that we are perpetually balancing, but one clear downside is the opportunity for bad actors to access, steal and even hold hostage individual and collective data. This a lesson we continue to learn and why our practices should always adapt to better protect sensitive information or critical networks and systems...

With the holiday season approaching, it is nice to have some good news to report for international travelers. Whether you’re planning to see family overseas or take a holiday cruise, Arkansans should find many of the processes easier to navigate than in recent years...

As a kid, I always wanted to be outside. I especially enjoyed fishing and riding my bike around Fort Smith with my friends. These experiences of my youth have always been a fond memory. They ingrained in me an appreciation of the outdoors, something I hope to inspire young Americans to develop a lifelong interest in supporting...

Arkansas has made a monumental impact on the nation’s capital this year outside of the usual policy debates among the legislative and executive branches or landmark Supreme Court cases. Instead, the addition of two new submissions to the National Statuary Hall Collection both placed our little corner of the world into national and international headlines...

U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Every Kid Outdoors Extension Act to provide free access to national parks and other public lands to all American fourth graders and their families through 2031...

The March of Dimes released a report in early September detailing maternity care access nationwide and found 35 percent of counties are maternity care deserts. This means there is limited or no access to services such as birthing hospitals and obstetric providers. ...

Arkansas is diverse. Different communities have unique needs that require individual attention, but, as I visited all corners of the state in August, there was a consistent message – we need more skilled workers...

Arkansas is diverse. Different communities have unique needs that require individual attention, but, as I visited all corners of the state in August, there was a consistent message – we need more skilled workers...

Poultry is the largest agricultural industry in Arkansas, representing almost 40 percent of production and accounting for one in four agriculture jobs in the state. Over half of the nearly 38,000 farms in Arkansas raise cattle...