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News Tipoffs - Arkansas Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 24, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Ark. Gov. Sanders and Secretary Oliva to Secretary Cardona: Your Department is a Constant Source of Frustration for Americans and Arkansans
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona regarding his visit to Arkansas, the federal government's disastrous rollout of updates to FAFSA and President Biden's unconstitutional student loan forgiveness programs: * * * Dear Secretary Cardona: You will be in Little Rock tomorrow to tout   more

Ark. Gov. Sanders, Secretary Oliva Announce Nicole Walsh as Superintendent for School for the Deaf
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Department of Education Secretary, Jacob Oliva, are excited to announce that Nicole Walsh, a veteran educator who holds certifications in both K-12 deaf/hard of hearing and visual impairment, has been named the superintendent for the Arkansas School for the Deaf. As superintendent, Walsh will collaborate closely with  more

Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Clean Energy and Domestic Biofuels to Strengthen American Farms and Small Businesses as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Energy Costs and Expand Access to Cleaner Fueling Options ERIE, Pa., April 23, 2024 - Today, in honor of Earth Day 2024, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels  more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Arkansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024'
DALLAS, Texas, April 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 23, 2024, entitled "Arkansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Arkansas had 75,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 74,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job op  more

S.D. Gov. Noem and Colleagues Oppose Biden's Pause on Liquified Natural Gas Exports
PIERRE, South Dakota, April 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 24 of her Republican colleagues issued a joint statement opposing the Biden Administration's ban on approving applications to export liquified natural gas: "As governors, we are very concerned by the Biden Administration's move to pause approvals of new liquified natural gas (LNG) export projects, especially after Iran's recent attack on Israe  more

Sandhurst Teams Compete in Order of March, Air Force Academy Takes Top Spot
WEST POINT, New York, April 24 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: Forty-eight teams participated the Order of March Relay Competition April 22 to determine the order of movement for the 2024 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition hosted at the U.S. Military Academy. With grit and determination, each team performed admirably and the final results from the relay race determined the order of movement for Day 1 of the 2024 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition, where the two-d  more