January 2026

Full-Year Funding Measures

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) praised the passage of three Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior and agencies including the Army Corps of Engineers. The bills contain Boozman-authored provisions that fund multiple public safety, academic research and water infrastructure projects in Arkansas.
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State Capitol Week in Review

The Arkansas Legislative Council voted to fund the Educational Freedom Accounts (EFA) through the rest of the 2025-2026 school year. The accounts can be used to offset the expenses of home school materials or go toward tuition at an accredited private or parochial school in Arkansas. Currently, over 44,000 Arkansas students are participating in the program this school year.
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Seldom Scene

Photo caption: Bluegrass Hall of Fame members, The Seldom Scene, will appear at the Ozark Folk Center’s Highlands Theater March 13-14 during the annual spring bluegrass festival in Mountain View, Arkansas.
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It Takes a Community 2025 Version

As I sat down to write this on Saturday afternoon with the snow falling, my intention was to write down my reflections on 2025 regarding the number of events that Yellville Area Food Closet (YAFC) had throughout the year. As I began looking through our Facebook page entries for 2025, I realized that the real story is not about the number of events.
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