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Fentanyl, also known as Actiq, Duragesic or Sublimaze in its prescription form, is a potent painkiller developed in the 1960s to treat extreme pain. Some strains of Fentanyl can be 50 times more potent than morphine.
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State Capitol Week in Review
LITTLE ROCK – The legislature passed legislation to save Arkansas families about $100 million a year in lower income taxes. The bill also lowers corporate income taxes and will save Arkansas businesses about $24 million a year.
U.S. House of Representatives
Victory over death and a hope for all mankind - He is risen! Happy Easter to everyone across the First District. Our transportation network is essential to Americans’ mobility, supports our quality of life, and is vital to our economic competitiveness.
Arkansas Strong
It’s difficult to see our neighbors suffer the devastating consequences of Mother Nature. I’ve seen firsthand how residents from all across the state are stepping up to help family, friends and strangers in need. A common question from Arkansans since deadly tornadoes tore through the Natural State claiming five lives and injuring dozens of others, damaging property and testing our resilience has been: how can I help?
Listen Here
We have all heard the phrase, “Must’ve been a slow news week,” when something outlandish and outside whatever norms we feel are normal for ourselves, pops up on the radar. Well, these past two weeks were not “slow news weeks.”
Arkansas House
In the final week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed a criminal justice reform bill, a tax cut, and a budget that increases spending in education and public safety. The House passed SB549. This bill will reduce the state’s top income tax rate from 4.9% to 4.7%. It also reduces the corporate income tax rate from 5.3% to 5.1%. The reductions will be retroactive to January 1, 2023.
U.S. Senate
Standing Up for Arkansas’s Role in Protecting Clean Air and Water We hear a lot about the federal government stepping into situations to ensure our air or water isn’t contaminated by external sources. That’s not a bad thing when a need for federal support, expertise and assets truly exists, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other entities often overstep their authority or fail to work in a collaborative way with states to protect the environment.
Letter to the Editor
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism identifies a subgroup of dependency known as a high functioning alcoholic or (HFA), which makes up about 32% of the alcoholic consumers the hallmark of an HFA is they can function with apparent normalcy in society while intoxicated. They are often skilled at maintaining a career, family, and social life in the face of being under the influence, giving an exterior look of stability. This permits the issue to go overlooked by others an gives the alcoholic a reason to justify the seriousness of their problem. The harsh reality is, even though the outward appearance looks stable, the person is failing in one or more of these areas and is forced to live in a constant battle against surrendering to the devastation drug and alcohol abuse inexorably bring.
Arkansas House
When the House reconvenes on Monday, members will likely be entering the last week of the 2023 Regular Session. Currently, the General Assembly is expected to adjourn on April 7.
U.S. House of Representatives
Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act This week, during a House Agriculture Committee hearing, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack expressed support for my bill, the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security (PASS) Act. The bill would address Communist China’s threats to America’s food supply by ensuring USDA is fully involved in reviewing our foreign adversaries’ acquisition of American agricultural land and businesses.