Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Saturday May 03, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Maintaining tax advocacy momentum with Capitol Hill visits
WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Maintaining tax advocacy momentum with Capitol Hill visits Credit unions kept up the momentum sharing their tax advocacy strategy on Capitol Hill Thursday, meeting with lawmakers and their staff to support the credit union tax status and advance other priorities. Credit union leaders from Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma took part in the meetings this week. Missouri credit union leade  more

UA Little Rock Launches Enduring Opportunity Scholarship Program With $7.5 Million Gift From Windgate Foundation
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Launches Enduring Opportunity Scholarship Program with $7.5 Million Gift from Windgate Foundation The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a transformational new scholarship program with the support of a $7.5 million gift from the Windgate Foundation to advance its mission of providing access to an affordable, high-quality college education for all Arkansans. UA Little Roc  more

University of Arkansas: Environmental Communication Class Partners With Water Alliance to Boost Sustainable Development
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Environmental Communication Class Partners With Water Alliance to Boost Sustainable Development A U of A Communication course is making waves in Northwest Arkansas through a service-learning partnership with the Beaver Watershed Alliance, empowering students to promote watershed sustainability through community research and public engagement. This spring students enrolled in the Environmental Adaptat  more

University of Arkansas: IFAI Empowers FPDIR Managers With Food Safety Training at Cherokee Nation
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * IFAI Empowers FPDIR Managers With Food Safety Training at Cherokee Nation Since its founding more than a decade ago, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative has been a cornerstone in supporting Tribal Nations, producers and organizations engaged in the development of their food systems. IFAI's Tribal Enterprise Team recently conducted a three-day food safety training at the Cherokee Nation. Thi  more

University of the Ozarks: Robins '03 Donates $127,500 for Soccer Press Box
CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, May 2 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * Robins '03 Donates $127,500 for Soccer Press Box By Larry Isch Kelly Robins of Reno, Nevada, a 2003 graduate of University of the Ozarks and a former Eagles soccer player, has made a $127,500 gift for the soccer press box in the University's new Wilson Athletic Complex. The press box will be named Robins Nest in honor of the gift, according to University officials. The University has raised approx  more