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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Sunday March 03, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ASA Celebrating 2024 Conservation Legacy Award Winners
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 28 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: The American Soybean Association congratulates this year's regional winners of the 2024 Conservation Legacy Award. * Brad and Joyce Doyle, Weiner, Arkansas (Southern Region) * Jacob Kaderly, Monticello, Wisconsin (Upper Midwest Region) * Donald Morse, Birch Run, Michigan (Northeast Region) * Chris Von Holten, Walnut, Illinois (Midwest Region) These impressive winners will be  more

Institute for Justice: New Report Dispels Criticisms of Ohio's EdChoice Program
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: A new report, released today, directly contradicts many of the key criticisms leveled against Ohio's EdChoice program by its opponents. The report, authored by Dr. Patrick J. Wolf of the University of Arkansas, the nation's leading scholar on choice programs, analyzed publicly available research and data about EdChoice and came away with several key findings that show the progr  more

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Welcomes Seven New Members, Adding Strength to the Collective Voice of the Outdoor Recreation Economy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable issued the following news: Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced the addition of seven new members, expanding its coalition across a wide spectrum of the outdoor recreation economy. The new members include the University of Arkansas Outdoor Products and Services Program, the Pennsylvania Office of Outdoor Recreation, the Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation, the Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation, Eddyline Kayaks, the Trust   more

SPP Marks a Decade of Integrated Marketplace and More Than $10.2 Billion in Savings
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 2 -- Southwest Power Pool, a corporation mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure supplies of power, transmission infrastructure and wholesale electricity prices, issued the following news release: Southwest Power Pool (SPP) marked the 10th anniversary of its Integrated Marketplace March 1, 2024. The market, which includes day-ahead, real-time and congestion hedging components, has provided more than $10.2 billion in benefits to members of its   more