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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Tuesday August 26, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Families ask court to add Conway School District to Ark. 10 Commandments lawsuit
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 25 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Families ask court to add Conway School District to Ark. 10 Commandments lawsuit * Photo by Lesli Whitecotton on Unsplash The plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against a new Arkansas law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools have filed a motion to amend their complaint seeking to add the Conway School District as a defendant. The motion  more

Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 39 Counties in Arkansas as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 39 Counties in Arkansas as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding * Three Louisiana Parishes Also Eligible for Assistance This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers r  more

RELEASE: REP. FRENCH HILL STATEMENT ON U.S.-EU TRADE FRAMEWORK
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: REP. FRENCH HILL STATEMENT ON U.S.-EU TRADE FRAMEWORK * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement on the details of the trade framework between the United States and the European Union: "I applaud the United States and European Union for crafting and delivering a trade framework that offers many points of benefit to both sides and a window into co  more

Schultes Create Endowed Scholarship for Engineering Students at UA Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Schultes Create Endowed Scholarship for Engineering Students at UA Little Rock By Angelita Faller Arkansas business professionals Steve and Bobbe Schulte have made a $25,000 gift to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to establish the Steve and Bobbe Schulte Endowed Scholarship, which will provide lasting support to engineering students with financial need. "I earned an undergraduate degree i  more