AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Blue Mountain Arkansas. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/blue-mountain-ar 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/blue-mountain-ar https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:46:44 -0500 LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that her request for a 100 percent federal cost share, for a 30 day period, https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-request-for-100-percent-federal-cost-share-approved-31561615-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-request-for-100-percent-federal-cost-share-approved-31561615-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Monday, April 10, 2023, the Governor signed into law: HB1594, to create a sales tax exemption for the Disabled https://www.americantowns.com/news/bills-signed-hb1594-hb1653-hb1674-hb1296-hb1408-hb1501-hb1503-hb1695-hb1729-hb1129-hb1273-hb1274-hb1275-hb1640-hb1690-hb1707-hb1067-hb1207-hb1369-hb1555-hb1579-hb1621-hb1641-hb1703-hb1559-hb1576-hb1619-hb1009-hb1102-hb1462-31561616-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bills-signed-hb1594-hb1653-hb1674-hb1296-hb1408-hb1501-hb1503-hb1695-hb1729-hb1129-hb1273-hb1274-hb1275-hb1640-hb1690-hb1707-hb1067-hb1207-hb1369-hb1555-hb1579-hb1621-hb1641-hb1703-hb1559-hb1576-hb1619-hb1009-hb1102-hb1462-31561616-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Monday, April 10, 2023, the Governor signed into law:  SB549, to reduce the income tax rates https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-signs-sb549-and-hb1045-31561617-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-signs-sb549-and-hb1045-31561617-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, the Governor signed into law:  SB396, to create the Social Media Safety https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-signs-sb396-31562602-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-signs-sb396-31562602-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Thursday, April 13, 2023, the Governor signed into law:  SB461, to amend the Arkansas Historic https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-signs-sb461-sb462-sb464-sb472-sb558-sb559-sb497-sb557-sb362-sb560-hb1783-sb498-31562603-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-signs-sb461-sb462-sb464-sb472-sb558-sb559-sb497-sb557-sb362-sb560-hb1783-sb498-31562603-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the Governor signed into law: HB1011, to require medicaid coverage and reimbursement https://www.americantowns.com/news/bills-signed-hb1011-hb1169-hb1348-hb1649-hb1788-31562604-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bills-signed-hb1011-hb1169-hb1348-hb1649-hb1788-31562604-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 To President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Shepherd:    I am returning without my approval House Bill 1189, legislation entitled https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-veto-letter-for-hb1189-31562605-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-veto-letter-for-hb1189-31562605-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 To President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Shepherd:   Pursuant to Article 6, Section 17 of the Arkansas Constitution, I write to inform you https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-veto-letter-for-hb1176-31562606-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-veto-letter-for-hb1176-31562606-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 To President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Shepherd:  I am returning without my approval House Bill 1622, legislation entitled “To https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-veto-letter-for-hb1622-31562607-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-veto-letter-for-hb1622-31562607-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Thursday, April 13, 2023, the Governor signed into law: HB1020, to amend the Uniform Limited Liability Company https://www.americantowns.com/news/bills-signed-hb1020-hb1096-hb1117-hb1119-hb1133-hb1168-hb1177-hb1192-hb1231-31562609-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bills-signed-hb1020-hb1096-hb1117-hb1119-hb1133-hb1168-hb1177-hb1192-hb1231-31562609-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, the Governor signed into law: SB9, an Act for the Arkansas Public Defender https://www.americantowns.com/news/bills-signed-sb9-sb426-sb504-sb556-sb237-sb444-sb510-sb562-sb312-sb448-sb512-31562610-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bills-signed-sb9-sb426-sb504-sb556-sb237-sb444-sb510-sb562-sb312-sb448-sb512-31562610-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 To President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Shepherd:    I am returning without my approval Senate Bill 509, legislation entitled https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-veto-letter-for-sb509-31562611-little-rock-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sanders-veto-letter-for-sb509-31562611-little-rock-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) applauded his 2022-2023 Congressional Youth Cabinet on Thursday, April 6 as participants presented https://www.americantowns.com/news/boozman-applauds-congressional-youth-cabinet-participants-31564120-mena-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/boozman-applauds-congressional-youth-cabinet-participants-31564120-mena-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), along with Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), Congressmen Rick Crawford (R-AR-01), French Hill (R-AR-02), https://www.americantowns.com/news/arkansas-delegation-to-yellen-proposed-treasury-rules-will-hurt-rural-arkansas-banks-31564121-harrison-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/arkansas-delegation-to-yellen-proposed-treasury-rules-will-hurt-rural-arkansas-banks-31564121-harrison-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mike Braun (R-IN) to introduce the Making https://www.americantowns.com/news/boozman-peters-kaine-braun-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-make-higher-education-more-affordable-and-accessible-31564124-morrilton-ar.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/boozman-peters-kaine-braun-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-make-higher-education-more-affordable-and-accessible-31564124-morrilton-ar.html Government and Politics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500