Monday - June 30, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Saturday June 21, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Boozman Applauds USDA Secretary's Strategy to Combat New World Screwworm
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Applauds USDA Secretary's Strategy to Combat New World Screwworm WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) issued the following statement after USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a five-pronged plan to combat New World screwworm that includes a sterile fly   more

Boozman Continues Leadership on Senate 4-H Caucus
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Continues Leadership on Senate 4-H Caucus * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, will continue championing 4-H as a leader of the bipartisan Senate 4-H Caucus. The senator returns to serve as co-chair of the caucus in the 119th Congress and is joined by Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to lead efforts to pro  more

ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases State-Specific Data on Economic Impact of Republicans' "Big, Beautiful Betrayal" on Republican-Led States
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases State-Specific Data on Economic Impact of Republicans' "Big, Beautiful Betrayal" on Republican-Led States WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a report that outlines the econo  more

First Community Bank Supports ASU-Beebe Students and Arts Programming With Generous Donation
BEEBE, Arkansas, June 21 -- Arkansas State University-Beebe issued the following news: * * * First Community Bank Supports ASU-Beebe Students and Arts Programming with Generous Donation Arkansas State University-Beebe is proud to announce a generous donation from First Community Bank in support of the First Community Bank Scholarship and the ASU-Beebe Performing Arts Series. This meaningful contribution directly benefits ASU-Beebe students and helps enrich the cultural and educational experie  more

SBA Relief Still Available to Arkansas Private Nonprofits Affected by April Storms
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Arkansas Private Nonprofits Affected by April Storms * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Arkansas of the July 21 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset physical damage caused by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding occur  more