WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill Applauds Enactment of Bipartisan Law to Curb Abusive Mortgage Data Practices House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after President Trump signed into law the bipartisan bill, H.R. 2808, Home Buyers Privacy Protection Act, authored by Committee members Rep. John  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas posted the following news release: * * * 11 Drug Trafficking Arrests Made in North Arkansas as Part of Operation Take Back America FAYETTEVILLE - Six individuals federally indicted, and 5 individuals charged by the State of Arkansas, are in custody after federal and state authorities made a series of arrests this morning as part of the Department of Justice's Operation Take Back America and a  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Arvest Celebrate Opening of New Fayetteville Rental Community Helped by $850K Housing Grant * Cobblestone Farm Community received an $850,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from FHLB Dallas through its member, Arvest Bank. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, September 5, 2025--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Secures Agreement with Arkansas Division of Correction to Improve Medical Care and Mobility Services * Today, the Justice Department announced an agreement with the Arkansas Division of Correction (ADOC) to provide necessary medical care and mobility services to disabled inmates of ADOC's Ouachita River Unit prison facility, as required by Title II of the Americans with Disabilit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Cotton Joins Attorney General Tim Griffin, Governor Sanders, FCC Chairman Carr to Discuss Combating Contraband Cellphones in Prisons * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 September 5, 2025 Washington, DC -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with Attorney General Tim Griffin today hosted Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr for a tour of the Varner Prison  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 6 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Sees Largest Undergraduate Enrollment Increase in Over 20 Years, Driven by Affordability, Retention, and Student Success Initiatives By Meaghan Milliorn The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is celebrating another semester of enrollment gains, highlighted by the university's largest undergraduate enrollment increase since 2001 and its most significant growth in student credit hour  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 6 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Student Receives SURF Grant for Battery Research Project The Arkansas Division of Higher Education has awarded a Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Grant to Price Sheets for an innovative research project aimed at improving battery performance. Sheets, a sophomore finance major from Cabot, is focusing on enhancing polymer membrane separators in lithium-ion batteries to i  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Sept. 5 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: * * * UAPB awarded $511,480 to support first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities through TRIO Student Support Services The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling $511,480 for the 2025- 2026 academic year to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-in  more