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*Arkansas Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday April 29, 2025 ( 9 items )  

$750K Affordable Housing Program Grant From FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo Powers Major Revitalization of San Antonio Apartment Complex
DALLAS, Texas, April 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $750K Affordable Housing Program Grant from FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo Powers Major Revitalization of San Antonio Apartment Complex 234-Unit Arbors at West Avenue Provides Affordable and Safe Housing for Residents of North Central San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, April 28, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and  more

Contracts for April 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 28, 2025 ARMY General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, was awarded a $727,803,978 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 120 mm Insensitive Munition High Explosive with Tracer tank ammunition cartridges. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion   more

Education Dept. Releases Public Communication From Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies: * * * To: Kun Mullan PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Attention: Beth Greb  more

Executives, State and Local Officials Break Ground on Messer's New Air Separation Unit in Berryville, Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 29 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission issued the following news on April 28, 2025: * * * Executives, State and Local Officials Break Ground on Messer's New Air Separation Unit in Berryville, Arkansas BERRYVILLE, Ark. (April 28, 2025) - State and local officials welcomed Messer, a leading industrial gases company, to break ground on a new state-of-the-art air separation unit (ASU) in Berryville, Arkansas. Company executives, along with state and local  more

IRS Releases Public Communication From Graphyte Inc.
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated April 10, 2025, from Graphyte Inc.: * * * To: Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries) Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (Notice 2025-10) RE: Notice 2025-10, Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit; Request for Public Comments * * * We submit this letter in support of including Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (Bi  more

MENG AND BENNET PRAISE USDA EFFORTS TO CUT RED TAPE AND EXPAND SNAP BENEFITS TO INCLUDE HOT FOODS
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG AND BENNET PRAISE USDA EFFORTS TO CUT RED TAPE AND EXPAND SNAP BENEFITS TO INCLUDE HOT FOODS WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced today that they wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins praising recent state-led efforts to expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to include c  more

Securing Arkansans' Second Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: * * * Securing Arkansans' Second Amendment Rights Since our country's earliest days, our laws and traditions have afforded citizens the right to protect themselves and their property. In fact, our founding documents specifically ensure Americans' right to keep and bear arms - most explicitly in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. As a lawmaker, I have never wavered in defense of law-abiding   more

Westerman Testifies on Behalf of Overturning Flawed ESA Listing and Public Land Restrictions
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2025: * * * Westerman Testifies on Behalf of Overturning Flawed ESA Listing and Public Land Restrictions Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.J. Res. 60, which nullifies a rule issued by the National Park Service titled "Glen Canyon Natio  more

Womack Congratulates Third District Finalists for National Science Bowl
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Congratulates Third District Finalists for National Science Bowl Washington, D.C. -- April 28, 2025... Congressmen Steve Womack (AR-3) today congratulated students of Fayetteville High School and Haas Hall Academy in Rogers for advancing to the finals of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science's 2025 National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C. These two teams earned their spots i  more