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*Arkansas Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Wednesday June 04, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Ala. Secretary of State Wes Allen Adds Virginia to Growing List of AVID Partners
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 4 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on June 3, 2025: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Adds Virginia to Growing List of AVID Partners Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, welcomes Virginia as the tenth state to join the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) voter file maintenance program. With the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, Virginia is the latest state to join the cutting-edge system created by Secretary Allen. Alabama   more

Arkansas Ranks #1 for Election Integrity
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 3 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas Ranks #1 for Election Integrity * Up from #8 in the Heritage Foundation's nationwide ranking LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas now ranks #1 in the nation for election integrity according to the Heritage Foundation's Election Integrity Scorecard. The State ranked #8 at the beginning of the year and rose in the ranks after a successful session in which Governor Sarah Huckabe  more

Attorney General Griffin Declines to Make Ethics Commission Pick, Citing Unconstitutionality of Statute
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 3 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Declines to Make Ethics Commission Pick, Citing Unconstitutionality of Statute * Griffin: 'I took an oath to uphold both the Arkansas and United States Constitutions, which promise equality under the law, regardless of race' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "I have sent a letter to Arkansas Ethics Commission Dir  more

Governor Newsom warns of unnecessary danger following CMS reversal of emergency protections for pregnant women in crisis
SACRAMENTO, California, June 3 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom warns of unnecessary danger following CMS reversal of emergency protections for pregnant women in crisis * Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today decried the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) decision to rescind previous guidance reaffirming protections under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) for emergency abortion care w  more

Green Bay Packaging Invests More Than $1 Billion in Morrilton, Arkansas Facility
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 4 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from Green Bay Packaging: * * * Green Bay Packaging Invests More Than $1 Billion in Morrilton, Arkansas Facility Expansion is largest capital investment in Central Arkansas history MORRILTON, Ark. (June 3, 2025) - Green Bay Packaging, a leading manufacturer of innovative packaging solutions, is expanding its existing manufacturing facility in Morrilton, Arkansas, with an investment of more  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Works to Protect Oklahoma Children From Dangerous AI Technology
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond works to protect Oklahoma children from dangerous AI technology OKLAHOMA CITY (June 3, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is taking action to protect Oklahoma children from Meta Platforms, Inc. He and 28 attorneys general are demanding answers after disturbing reports revealed the company's AI assistant may expose minors to sexually explicit content and allow   more