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What do you think: Lutnick Agrees to Testify to Senate Panel?

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Lutnick Agrees to Testify to Senate Panel
Nov 13, 2026
Lutnick Agrees to Testify to Senate Panel
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to go before the Senate Banking Committee next month to answer questions about how advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips may have reached companies in China. Committee Chairman Tim Scott sent letters Thursday asking Lutnick to appear Dec. 10 and former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang to
Newsom Sets Early January Timeline
Nov 13, 2026
Newsom Sets Early January Timeline
ANTALYA, Turkey — California Gov. Gavin Newsom now has a target date for settling the question of a 2028 White House campaign. Speaking Thursday on the sidelines of the COP31 United Nations climate conference, the Democrat said he will make up his mind in early January. Newsom said he plans to spend the next several
Peltola Widens Alaska Senate Lead as Kreiss-Tomkins Tops 50%
Nov 13, 2026
Peltola Widens Alaska Senate Lead as Kreiss-Tomkins Tops 50%
JUNEAU, Alaska — Democrats Mary Peltola and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pulled further ahead Thursday after the Alaska Division of Elections added another batch of roughly 5,000 ballots to its count, pushing the statewide total past 256,000. In the U.S. Senate race, Peltola, a former congresswoman, now holds 49.1% of first-choice votes to 46.8% for Republican Sen.
Little Rock’s Pulaski County Taps Chris Jones for Planning
Nov 11, 2026
Little Rock’s Pulaski County Taps Chris Jones for Planning
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Incoming Pulaski County Judge Wendell Griffen, whose county includes Little Rock, has chosen Chris Jones to run its planning and development department. Griffen announced the pick Tuesday, Nov. 10, when he presented several of his picks to a Quorum Court committee that sets the agenda for county lawmakers. He takes office
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A data center in or near Little Rock would first need local land-use approval through City of Little Rock, and Pulaski County weighs in on land outside city limits and on tax incentives. The Arkansas Public Service Commission is the state utility regulator; it reviews rates and large-customer power contracts for the utilities it oversees. Air and water permits come from the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality.

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  1. Little Rock’s Pulaski County Taps Chris Jones for Planning

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Incoming Pulaski County Judge Wendell Griffen, whose county includes Little Rock, has chosen Chris Jones to run its planning and development department. Griffen announced…

  2. Lutnick Agrees to Testify to Senate Panel

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to go before the Senate Banking Committee next month to answer questions about how advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips…

  3. Newsom Sets Early January Timeline

    ANTALYA, Turkey — California Gov. Gavin Newsom now has a target date for settling the question of a 2028 White House campaign. Speaking Thursday on the sidelines of…

  4. Peltola Widens Alaska Senate Lead as Kreiss-Tomkins Tops 50%

    JUNEAU, Alaska — Democrats Mary Peltola and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pulled further ahead Thursday after the Alaska Division of Elections added another batch of roughly 5,000 ballots to its…