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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Thursday April 24, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Stand With Women Legislation, Codifying Her Earlier Executive Order to Define Sex-Based Terms and Preserve Single-Sex Spaces
WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release: * * * Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Stand With Women Legislation, Codifying Her Earlier Executive Order to Define Sex-Based Terms and Preserve Single-Sex Spaces LITTLE ROCK, AR - Today, Independent Women applauds Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders for signing Senate Bill 486 into law, which fully c  more

Heritage Action Praises Arkansas' Adoption of the Women's RESTORE Act
WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Praises Arkansas' Adoption of the Women's RESTORE Act April 23, 2025 WASHINGTON-- Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2.5 million activists nationwide, including thousands of Arkansans, praised the Arkansas General Assembly's passage and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' signing of HB 1142, a bill focused on improving women's reproductive  more

Postpartum Moms at UAMS Begin Receiving Mother & Infant Supply Kits
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

University of Arkansas: Daughter of Fay Jones Honors Family With $500,000 and AIA Gold Medal Gifts
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

University of Arkansas: Trash Talk - As Plastic Use Soars, Researchers Examine Biodegradable Solutions
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