Asa Hutchinson appoints Mountain Home residents to oversight boards before leaving office

Former Governor Asa Hutchinson made several last minute appoints last Friday for various government positions before his departure from office. Several of these appoints included local residents here in Baxter County. Mountain Home's Debra Schulte was appointed to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. Travis Dover, another Mountain Home native, received a reappointment to…

ByChris FultonJanuary 12, 20230Comments

W.I.N.S. in 2022

As 2022 comes to an end, I have been reflecting on my time as Governor and looking forward to what is ahead. In January, I announced my W.I.N.S. initiative for my final year as Governor. Each letter in W.I.N.S. stands for a pillar that I have focused on to boost Arkansas to success. Workforce Training, Infrastructure, New Economy Jobs,…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffJanuary 3, 20230Comments

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Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma Hydrogen Partnership encouraged to apply for regional clean Hydrogen Hubs program

Today, Govs. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, John Bel Edwards of Louisiana and J. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma announced that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has encouraged the HALO Hydrogen Hub to submit a Full Application for the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program, allocated through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The three…

ByChris FultonDecember 28, 20220Comments

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Arkansas Governor’s food desert working group release report and recommendations

The Governor’s Food Desert Working Group released its report and recommendations Friday morning, at Little Rock Union Station, to elected officials, community leaders, potential funders, and interested citizens. Co-Chair and Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance CEO Kathy Webb detailed the problem, noting that 62 of the 75 counties in Arkansas have areas considered food deserts. Those…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffDecember 20, 20220Comments

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Ending the COVID vaccine mandate for military

A few weeks ago, I joined 20 of my fellow governors in a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to repeal the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate for our military, and today I’d like to provide an update on our request. In August of last year, President Biden directed United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffDecember 19, 20220Comments

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Commissions’ reports aim to assist women and advance future mobility

This week I received reports from two important commissions I created earlier this year, and today I’d like to discuss those reports and what it means for the future of our state. On February 17th of this year, I created the Arkansas Commission on the Status of Women. Their task was to study and analyze a…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffDecember 12, 20220Comments

Education Government News

Office of Computer Science announces new initiative for middle school students & teachers

The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Office of Computer Science is pleased to announce a new program, “Read, Code, Create” for middle school students and teachers across the state. This program was developed collaboratively with CSforAR, R.I.S.E. Arkansas, AR STEM, and G.U.I.D.E for Life. Each 6th-grade building is sending a teacher to the provided training…

ByChris FultonDecember 9, 20220Comments

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Governor Hutchinson grants clemency to Mountain Home man

Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced his intent to grant 42 pardons, three restorations of firearm rights only, and two commutations. An additional 52 clemency requests were denied and two had no action taken upon them. These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates. The applicants intended for pardons have completed all jail time, fulfilled all…

ByChris FultonDecember 8, 20220Comments

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The firearms and ammunition industry in Arkansas

When I ran for Governor in 2014, I wanted to be the jobs governor, and today I’d like to talk about our work to bring firearm industry jobs to our state. On my first day in office I made calls to six CEOs across the country to recruit them to Arkansas. One of those calls…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffDecember 6, 20220Comments

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An Arkansas tradition unlike any other

This weekend began a special tradition in the Natural State, and today I’d like to talk about what this means to me and our state. Arkansas duck season began this Saturday, and hunters from around the world migrate to our flooded timber and farm fields for this annual event. The rich tradition of duck hunting…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffNovember 21, 20220Comments

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Asa Hutchinson appoints Mountain Home residents to oversight boards before leaving office

W.I.N.S. in 2022

Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma Hydrogen Partnership encouraged to apply for regional clean Hydrogen Hubs program

Arkansas Governor’s food desert working group release report and recommendations

Ending the COVID vaccine mandate for military

Commissions’ reports aim to assist women and advance future mobility

Office of Computer Science announces new initiative for middle school students & teachers

Governor Hutchinson grants clemency to Mountain Home man

The firearms and ammunition industry in Arkansas

An Arkansas tradition unlike any other

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