U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, told Cedarville High and Middle School students Friday that he visits schools all across the 3rd District, but he’d never had as nice a reception as he received at the Cedarville schools. The remark drew student and teacher applause and smiles. Womack first visited with Cedarville Elementary students who introduced him to the Student… Read more »

During a break from duties in Washington, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, visited Woods Elementary School students and faculty Wednesday to honor and celebrate their many recent achievements. In 2013, four teachers from Woods received awards in economic education. Second-grade teacher Kimberly Been, third- and fourth-grade teacher Jenny Holland and fourth-grade teacher… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack has been supporting a Marketplace Fairness Act that would require those who sell products through the Internet to collect and pay sales tax to the state in which the purchaser lives. So far, Womack has met with some opposition by those who claim such a law would constitute a tax increase. But, would it? Many states have a sales and use tax provision that… Read more »

“Bobby told Lucy, ‘The world ain’t round, “Drops off sharp at the edge of town. “Lucy, you know the world must be flat “Because when people leave town, they never come back.’” Those are lyrics from a 1991 Hal Ketchum song called “Small Town Saturday night,” which was written by Pat Alger and Hank DeVito. It hit No. 2 on the country charts for Ketchum and was one of his… Read more »

Lawmakers need to come to grips with our subpar economic performance and enact reforms to jumpstart growth. Real annual economic growth between 1960 and 1999 was 3.5%. Since 2000, it has been 2.2%. As a result, we are 15% poorer than we would have been if growth had remained steady. That means more poverty and budget problems in state capitals and Washington. Flattening our tax code to… Read more »

Today, in the state of Arkansas, if you buy something online and the retailer does not collect the sales tax, current state law requires you to pay that tax to the state yourself. That’s the law! As a consumer, it is your responsibility to make sure that you have paid it. And every year, you are supposed to get a form from the state, calculate the tax, and send in a check for the amount… Read more »

Shoppers walk into a local store somewhere in Arkansas and pick out a TV. For argument’s sake, let’s say the TV costs $2,000. Add sales tax and the TV may cost $2,130, or more. The shopper goes home, gets on his computer, orders the same TV online for the same $2,000, but pays no sales tax. The same process is repeated many times a day at stores large and small for items from books to… Read more »

Shoppers walk into a local store somewhere in Arkansas and pick out a TV. For argument’s sake, let’s say the TV costs $2,000. Add sales tax and the TV may cost $2,130, or more. The shopper goes home, gets on his computer, orders the same TV online for the same $2,000, but pays no sales tax. The same process is repeated many times a day at stores large and small for items from books to… Read more »

FORT SMITH — Into the Territory, a bronze statue of U.S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves, was a sight to behold in the late springtime sun as the sculpture was unveiled Saturday (May 26) at Ross Pendergraft Park... Read more »

OZARK (AP) — A memorial service was held here Friday to remember three Franklin County residents who died after two tornadoes ripped through the area on May 24 and May 25, 2011. Read more »