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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Sunday October 22, 2023 ( 3 items )  

ATA Honors 10 State Executives for Service to Industry
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2023: Today, the American Trucking Associations recognized 10 state trucking executives for their time representing the industry with Trucking Association Executives Council Service Awards. "These STA Execs, along with so many of our state trucking association executives here today, work daily in their respective state capitals and localities to promote, preserve and protect the int  more

Ducks Unlimited: Mississippi Alluvial Valley Awarded $3 Million for Wetland Habitat
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 17 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Ducks Unlimited (DU) and its partners in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi recently received a North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant that will protect and enhance over 2,840 acres of wetlands along the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV). "These two enhancement projects will provide quality waterfowl habitat in a high priority area for wintering waterfowl on wildlife management areas (WMAs) manag  more

State Regulators Settle With ACI Payments, Inc. for Unauthorized Transactions From Mr. Cooper Customer Accounts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Forty-four state agencies have reached settlements with ACI Payments, Inc., for erroneously initiating electronic transactions totaling $2.3 billion from the accounts of 480,000 mortgage-holders serviced by Mr. Cooper (formerly known as Nationstar Mortgage, LLC). State regulators levied $10 million in fines through a multistate enforcement action led by regulators from Arkansas, C  more