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*Arkansas Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday November 14, 2024 ( 7 items )  

2024 Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Director Election Results
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce the results of the 2024 election for four positions on the Bank's Board of Directors (Board), which consisted of one member director seat in Louisiana, two-member director seats in Texas and an independent director seat. Each seat has a four-year term commencing January 1, 2025,  more

Ark. Gov. Sanders Announces Appointment
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointment: Brandon Carter, Springdale, as Prosecuting Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District, which is composed of Madison and Washington Counties. Term expires on December 31, 2026. Replaces the honorable Matt Durrett. * * * Original text here: https://governor.arkansas.gov/news_post/sanders-announces-ap  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, South Region - October 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.3 percent in October; up 2.5 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly i  more

FHLB Dallas, Community Bank of Mississippi Boost Community Impact Through $30K in Grants to Mississippi Nonprofits
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Community Bank of Mississippi were joined by State Representative Otis Anthony, District 31, as they awarded $30,000 in grants to three Mississippi-based nonprofits - the Coalition of African American Communities ($3,000), the Corporation for Glob  more

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Westerman Testifies in Support of Bills to Cut Red Tape, Support Domestic Mineral & Energy Production
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 7409, the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources Act, and H.R. 8446, the Critical Mineral Consistency Act. Below are Westerman's full remarks, as prepared. Thank you, Chairman Burgess, for the opp  more

REP. HILL CALLS ON FINANCIAL REGULATORS TO STAND DOWN ON THEIR RELENTLESS RULEMAKING AGENDAS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: In anticipation of President-elect Donald J. Trump's return to the White House, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today sent a letter to all federal financial regulators calling on each to immediately halt all rulemaking actions. Rep. Hill elucidates his dismay for their excessive regulatory overreach during the past four years in his letter to the Treasury Department, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), F  more

TRICARE Open Season 2024 begins: Learn if you need to take action
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Have you considered changing your family's TRICARE health plan for 2025? Now is your opportunity. TRICARE Open Season started Nov. 11 and runs through Tuesday, Dec. 10. TRICARE Open Season is the annual period when anyone enrolled in or eligible for TRICARE Prime, the US Family Health Plan, or TRICARE Select can change their TRICARE health plan. Chan  more