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News Tipoffs - Arkansas Editors Newsletter for Thursday April 25, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Praises Ruling Against Little Rock Landlord
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 24 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after a Pulaski County Circuit Court entered an order enforcing a $20,000 civil penalty against Entropy Systems, Inc. and Little Rock landlord Imran Bohra for failure to follow a consent judgment: "After years of failing to follow the law and blatantly disregarding an order to notify tenants of their   more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Arkansas' Hope Enterprise Corporation to Receive Over $93 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice
DALLAS, Texas, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * As the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Hope Enterprise Corporation in Arkansas has been selected to rece  more

City of Pueblo Receives $1 Million DOLA Grant for Riverwalk Project
PUEBLO, Colorado, April 24 -- The city of Pueblo issued the following news: The City of Pueblo received notice of award from the Department of Local Affairs for a $1,000,000 grant to assist with the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo (HARP) Channel Extension and Boathouse Project. Pueblo City Council approved an ordinance to accept the grant and to appropriate the funds to move forward with the project on Monday, April 8. "The City of Pueblo is grateful to DOLA for the $1 million award to h  more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas: Introducing Native American Housing Opportunities Fund
DALLAS, Texas, April 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2024-12) on April 23, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) will launch a new pilot program to provide grants to federally recognized tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) to support the housing needs of tribes and tribal organizations. Through the Native American Housing Opportunities (NAHO) Fund, the Bank  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $70M From Investing in America Agenda for National Fish Passage Program Projects to Address Climate Resilience and Strengthen Local Economies
SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 2,800 More Borrowers in Arkansas, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 2,800 More Borrowers in Arkansas, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 27,330 people in Arkansas under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 2,  more