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*Arkansas Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday November 19, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Ark. Gov. Sanders Amends EO 24-15 to Provide Funding in Response to Wildfires, Severe Weather, and Flooding on June 19, 2024 in New Mexico
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 19 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following executive order (No. 24-19) on Nov. 18, 2024: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS: EO 24-19: EXECUTIVE ORDER AMENDING EO 24-15 TO PROVIDE FUNDING, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARK. CODE ANN. Sec.Sec. 12-75-114, et seq., AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT (EMAC) WHEREAS: The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) system is a congressionally ratified organization that provides fo  more

Ark. Gov. Sanders Signs an Executive Order to Provide Funding in Response to Hurricane Helene on September 26, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 19 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following executive order (No. 24-20) on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Eligible costs will be reimbursed by Florida and North Carolina * * * TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS: EO 24-20: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARK. CODE ANN. Sec.Sec. 12-75-101, et seq., AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT (EMAC) WHEREAS: The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (  more

Ark. Gov. Sanders Signs an Executive Order to Provide Funding in Response to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 19 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following executive order (No. 24-21) on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Eligible costs will be reimbursed by the State of Florida * * * TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS: EO 24-21: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING, AS AUTHORIZED BY ARK. CODE ANN. Sec.Sec. 12-75-101, et seq., AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT (EMAC) WHEREAS: The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) s  more

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Over $3.2 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Colorado Roadway Safety
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed over $3.2 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program for five communities in Colorado. This funding will improve roadway safety and prevent deaths and serious injuries. "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest investment in America's roads, bridges, and essential infra  more

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of November 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, November 19, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "National Institutes of Health (NIH)." On Wednesday, November 20, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "In  more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Veritex Community Bank Award $33.5K to Two Houston Community Development Organizations
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) joined Veritex Community Bank to award $12,500 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to Credit Coalition and $21,000 to the Houston Land Bank Fund to help promote economic development in Houston, Texas. The funds are part of $1.2 mill  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Report Entitled 'Recovery Plan for Four Species of Freshwater Mussels'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a 20-page report in September 2024 entitled "Recovery Plan for Four Species of Freshwater Mussels." The report was prepared by Angela Boyer, Keith Lott, Sara Schmuecker, Nick Utrup and Laura Ragan. Here are excerpts: * * * ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Angela Boyer and Keith Lott (USFWS Ohio Field Office), Sara Schmuecker (USFWS Illinois-Iowa Field Office), Nick Utrup (USFWS Minnesota-Wisconsin Field Office), Laura Ragan (USFWS Midwest Regi  more