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*Arkansas Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday November 05, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin and 30-State Coalition Announce Opioid Settlement With Kroger
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 5 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'I am grateful to the bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general who worked together on behalf of their citizens to hold Kroger accountable' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that Arkansas will receive up to $13,535,086.30 as its share of a $1.37 billion settlement with Arkansas, 29 other states, and Kro  more

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Copper Retirement Network Change Notification Filed By AT&T Arkansas
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-564) on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC d/b/a AT&T Arkansas (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Inter  more

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Westerman: Committee Uncovers Waste, Fraud & Abuse Following Investigation Into Failed Foreign Law Enforcement Action By USFWS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior Shannon Estenoz and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Martha Willia  more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Smith: Factsheet - Tax Hikes Looming for Americans Across Country If Washington Democrats Get Their Way
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: As Vice President Harris continues to promise tax hikes for American families, workers, farmers, and small businesses, Ways and Means Tax Teams have heard repeatedly across the country that the Trump Tax Cuts cannot be allowed to expire - and now Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) is releasing fact sheets with the key information Americans and their elected officials   more

Sen. Boozman Column: Celebrating 30 Years of Arkansas Children Nutrition Center
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * Celebrating 30 Years of the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center This year the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (ACNC) is celebrating thirty years of its efforts to expand access to innovative pediatric research and promote healthy development for children here in our state and beyond. We are extremely fortunate to have this world-class research institution in Arkansas and benefi  more

Summit Connects Mission Support Leaders, Focuses on Great Power Competition
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Shannon Carabajal, AFIMSC Public Affairs SAN ANTONIO, Texas - More than 170 leaders from Air and Space Forces installations gathered in San Antonio Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 for the annual Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Mission Support Leadership Summit. With a focus on mission support in Great Power Competition, the summit provided a platform for attend  more

Texas U.S. Attorney: Final Men Sent to Prison for Their Roles in International Cocaine and Drug Money Conspiracy
LAREDO, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Two Texans have been sentenced for their roles in distributing and conspiring to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Guillermo Fernando Rojo, 39, Laredo, and Gilbert Zambrano Saldivar, 45, Dallas, each pleaded guilty March 5 and April 4, respectively. U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana has now imposed 120-month-terms of imprisonment for both  more