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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Sunday January 28, 2024 ( 4 items )  

LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 57 More Out Candidates for 2024 Races
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Today LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ+ leaders to public office, endorsed 57 more out candidates for state and local office around the country. LGBTQ+ Victory Fund has endorsed 139 candidates for the 2024 election cycle. LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorses the following candidates: ARIZONA Oscar De Los Santos (he/him) State House of Representatives, Dis  more

State Farm Bureaus Honored for Outstanding Programs and Membership Achievement
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 23 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: Awards recognizing excellence in implementation of outstanding member programs and membership achievement in 2023 were presented at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 105th Convention. Delaware, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Arkansas and North Carolina earned the Pinnacle Award, the highest honor a state Farm Bureau can be awarded for program and membership achievement. The f  more

Walton Family Foundation: Report Shows Opportunities to Address Regional Workforce Needs With Appropriate School Career and Technical Education Programs
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The Walton Family Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Analysis of K-12 career and technical education programs in Northwest Arkansas finds misalignment between workforce needs and pathway completion * * * A new report highlights Northwest Arkansas' top performing schools in career and technical education (CTE). It provides recommendations for advancing those programs and better-aligning workforce needs and K-12 education opportunitie  more

Walton Family Foundation: Report Shows Opportunities to Address Regional Workforce Needs With Appropriate School Career and Technical Education Programs
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The Walton Family Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Analysis of K-12 career and technical education programs in Northwest Arkansas finds misalignment between workforce needs and pathway completion * * * A new report (https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/learning/cte-and-career-readiness-in-northwest-arkansas) highlights Northwest Arkansas' top performing schools in career and technical education (CTE). It provides recommendations  more