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Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving timePresident Donald Trump is urging people to call the personal cellphone number of Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas after posting the number online. Trump wants the Senate to help pass the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent. The bill passed the House in July but some Republican senators — including Cotton — oppose it.…
Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push and fresh opposition as college football returnsProponents of the Protect College Sports Act are pushing to pass the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks. The bill aims to regulate escalating spending in college sports as schools can now pay players. Major conferences, Senate leadership and President Donald Trump support the bipartisan bill, but it faces…
DAN SULLIVAN: Common sense finally prevails on library books for minorsIn 2021 and 2022, the Craighead County Library in Jonesboro became a flashpoint for the city, the region, the state, and ultimately the nation over the appropriateness of certain books in the children's section. Parents and citizens raised legitimate questions about sexually explicit material placed where young children could easily access it. Defenders…