LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 3 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release: The press conference was held in Rogers. The Governor had a very good conversation about the uptick of cases in Northwest Arkansas and what can be done. He met with local leaders and with the minority communities that are having cases. The Governor also addressed the protests across the state. The death of George Floyd in Minnesota while in the custody of  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 4 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release: The Governor said that our total number of positive cases yesterday was 7,818. We have 249 new cases for a total of 8,067 cumulative cases. We have had a net gain of six hospitalizations increasing the total to 138. There have also been six new deaths and our total is now 142. The positivity rate from our testing remains just under 5% and he is pleased we   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 6 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release: The Governor said that 358 new cases were reported, raising our cumulative total from 8,067 to 8,425 cases. Nine new deaths reported make our toll 151. There was a net decrease of one in the hospital makes our total 137. The new cases are predominantly from Northwest Arkansas with 111 in Washington County and 92 in Benton County. Pulaski County is next w  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 6 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release on June 4: The Governor said that to yesterday's total of 8,425 cases, we have 226 new cases for a cumulative total of 8,651 cases. We had a net gain of 10 hospitalizations for a total now of 147. We recorded one new death, making our total deaths 152. 3,846 tests were reported yesterday from across the state and 3.1% were positive. The graph of daily new   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 3 -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials issued the following statement: The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials' (ASTHO) leadership--including Nate Smith, MD, MPH, ASTHO president and secretary of health at the Arkansas Department of Health, Rachel Levine, MD, ASTHO president-elect and secretary of health at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Michael Fraser, chief executive officer of ASTHO--issued the following statemen  more

THOUSAND OAKS, California, June 4 -- Educational Policy, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides a forum for improving education in primary and secondary schools, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2020 edition: * Digital Meritocracy: Intermediary Organizations and the Construction of Policy Knowledge * Do School Discipline Policies Treat Students Fairly? Evidence From Arkansas * Objective Standard Setting in Educational Assessment and Decision Making * Sur  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 6 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release: The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas announced it is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on a national initiative to address inequality of opportunity. The Arkansas State Chamber/AIA will join the U.S. Chamber's national townhall event on June 25 where business and community leaders will discuss concrete action  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 3 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news: Before COVID-19, many people were anxiously anticipating a trip to Lexington, Kentucky, this week for the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) conference. SASDA is comprised of ag commissioners from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. The  more