WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * League of Women Voters Sues to Defend Direct Democracy in Arkansas Little Rock, AR -- Today, the League of Women Voters of Arkansas (LWVAR) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas to block several Arkansas laws that effectively dismantle the state's long-standing ballot initiative process. "Let's be clear: these laws spell the death of direc  more

ROSWELL, Georgia, April 19 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * SLF praises Gov. Huckabee-Sanders for signing 'The Public School Access and Transparency Act' into law in Arkansas Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF), an organization of top attorneys that regularly defend constitutional rights, issued their praise for Gov. Sarah Huckabee-Sanders' signing of SB 572 into law in Arkansas earlier today. This news closely related to SLF's le  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Alumni Jay and Darwana Hall Establish $50,000 Scholarship for Delta Students UA Little Rock alumni Jay and Darwana Hall have donated $50,000 to establish the Darwana and Jay J. Hall Endowed Scholarship, a new fund designed to support students from the Arkansas Delta region. Jay Hall, a 1986 graduate of UA Little Rock with a degree in psychology, grew up in Brinkley, Arkansas, and und  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS' AGEC, Community Groups Present 'Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults' on May 7 The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) and community partners will present "Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults," on May 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Patrick Hays Senior Citizens Center, 401 W. Pershing, in Nort  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Abrahams Selected for Music Will Modern Band Fellowship Daniel Abrahams, an associate professor of music education in the Department of Music, has been selected to participate in the 2025 Music Will Modern Band Fellowship, a nationally recognized professional development program. The fellowship will occur from July 7 to 11 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Hosted by Music Will (formerly Little Kids Rock)  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Microplastics: What's Trapping the Emerging Threat in Our Streams? Microplastics, tiny plastic particles found in everyday products from face wash to toothpaste, are an emerging threat to health and ecology, prompting a research team to identify what keeps them trapped in stream ecosystems. Everyday actions like washing synthetic clothing and driving, which wears down tires, contribute to an accum  more