MOOSE, Wyoming, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Committee Holds Field Hearing in Grand Teton National Park on the Great American Outdoors Act On Friday, the House Committee on Natural Resources hosted its third field hearing of the 119th Congress in Grand Teton National Park on the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in anticipation of America's 250th anniversary with seven  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Hot Springs (Arkansas) City Manager submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation providing a local perspective on the nation's infrastructure needs. The city manager urged the department to provide local governments with greater access to federal transportation funding. The city manager contends that local governments play a pivotal role in maintaining the transportation system, collectively owning more than 75 percent of the nation's road m  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 9 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Joins 'One Pill Can Kill' Initiative to Combat Opioid Crisis By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has joined forces with the Office of Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and counterfeit pills through the "One Pill Can Kill" Initiative. Attorney General Griffin spoke to students, faculty, and staff about the u  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Sept. 9 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: * * * UAPB Small Farm Program Hosts Retreat for Arkansas Foresters Over 50 individuals from across Arkansas recently had the opportunity to meet, network and learn ways to make their forestry operations more profitable and sustainable at the fourth annual Champion Landowner Retreat held at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute in Morrilton, Arkansas. The three-day event was hosted by the Universi  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 9 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Aug. 29-Sept. 5. 2025: * * * UD in the News Aug. 29-Sept. 5 Media near and far featured or reported on faculty and student expertise and research, including The Conversation, The National Desk, and eight stories on work in the University of Dayton Research Institute and School of Engineering. An Arkansas group's effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by whi  more