CAMDEN, Arkansas, April 24 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission issued the following news on April 23, 2025: * * * General Dynamics, U.S. Army Open New 155MM Artillery Facility in Calhoun County, Arkansas CAMDEN, Ark. (April 23, 2025) - General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and the U.S. Army have opened a new load, assemble, and pack (LAP) facility for 155 mm high explosive artillery projectiles near Camden, Arkansas. This 155 mm artillery facility represents an investme  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Bills Signed: HB1841, HB1942, SB347, SB554, SB591, HB1625, HB1832, HB1865, HB1877, HB1878, HB1916, HB1926, HB1967, HB1975, HB1979, HB1983, HB1984, HB1991, HB1995, HB1959, SB431, SB458, SB575, SB583, SB608, SB614, HB1178, HB1243, HB1555, HB1694, HB1746, HB1800, HB1837, SB355, SB457, SB571, SB620, HB1105, HB1163, HB1202, HB1671, HB1685, HB1762, SB93, SB346, SB568, HB1960, HB2003,   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Invests in Arkansas' Water Resources Legislation provides $575 million for water infrastructure development LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed three major pieces of legislation during the 2025 legislative session making large investments in Arkansas' water infrastructure. "If our state is going to continue to grow and thrive, then ev  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Postpartum Moms at UAMS Begin Receiving Mother & Infant Supply Kits Nurses at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) began distributing Mother & Infant Supply Kits this month to mothers of newborns at the UAMS Health Medical Center in Little Rock. The kits contain items to support infant health and safety, development and safe sleep practices. Kits inclu  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders' Veto Letter for HB1961 To President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Evans: Pursuant to my authority under Ark. Const. Art. 6, SS 15, I am returning without my approval House Bill 1961, entitled "An Act to Allow Medical Providers Temporary Exemptions from Federal Information-Blocking Regulations to Safeguard Patients During Information Disclosure; To Provide Therapeut  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders' Veto Letter for SB451 Dear President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Evans, Pursuant to my authority under Ark. Const. Art. 6, SS 15, I am returning without my approval Senate Bill 451, entitled "To require the Department of Human Services and the Department of Education to establish regional behavioral health programs; to amend the law concerning the education of ce  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 23 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders, ADPHT, ADH Announce Outdoor Recreation Grant Awards $468,838.69 awarded to projects in four cities LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - On Wednesday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined Secretary Shea Lewis, Secretary Renee Mallory, and Office of Outdoor Recreation Director Katherine Andrews to present $468,838.69 in Outdoor Recreation Grants to projects in four cities across the  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 23 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Daughter of Fay Jones Honors Family With $500,000 and AIA Gold Medal Gifts U of A alumna Jean Cameron "Cami" Jones, a daughter of Fay and Gus Jones, is honoring her parents with two gifts to the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the U of A. Cami, the younger of the Joneses' two daughters, has committed a $500,000 planned gift to establish the Fay and Gus Jones Legacy Endowment in Arch  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 23 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Trash Talk: As Plastic Use Soars, Researchers Examine Biodegradable Solutions While biodegradable plastics currently account for a half percent of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic produced annually, a growing demand for the alternative reflects consumer awareness and corporate response. Researchers from Brazil, Germany and the United States documented a multi-faceted global snapshot of   more