WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to McMahon: Pro-Hamas organization has no place in American schools * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 September 9, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon alerting her of the Council on American-Islamic Relations's (CAIR) dangerous efforts to influence American schools. CAIR has dee  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 10 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Executive-led business roundtable drives industrial growth and global competitiveness in the Gulf South * WASHINGTON - Today, a coalition of leading energy and industrial executives launched the Gulf South Business Roundtable. The effort is dedicated to advancing economic competitiveness, infrastructure development and industrial growth across Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a conditional registration for new uses of the herbicide dicamba on genetically engineered cotton and soybean crops. The registration allows for uses across several states including Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, and Texas, among others. The herbicide, produced by Monsanto Company under the name M1768 (Xtendimax with VaporGrip Technology), is designed to be applied post-emergence to crops that have been developed to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board has granted an exemption to Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad Inc., Wilburton, to extend its lease with BNSF Railway Co. Inc., Fort Worth, Texas. The exemption covers a segment of rail line that spans approximately 10.658 miles, located on BNSF's Shawnee Industrial Spur in Shawnee. This action allows Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad to continue its role as the operator of the rail line. The company is a Class III rail carrier and will continue  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Psychiatry Chair Laura B. Dunn has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing strong opposition to proposed cuts affecting the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) payments for the SAINT Neuromodulation system. This proposed rule, set for the calendar year 2026, threatens to significantly reduce payments associ  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Winsome Earle-Sears Campaigns Alongside Extreme Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders * # Sears and Huckabee Sanders share an extreme record attacking reproductive rights and supporting abortion bans VIRGINIA - Winsome Earle-Sears today is campaigning alongside Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who like Sears has an extreme record opposing abortion and reproductive rights. Hu  more