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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Thursday September 25, 2025 ( 6 items )  

$30K Grant from FHLB Dallas and FBT Bank & Mortgage Fuels Growth at Home Again Pine Bluff
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $30K Grant from FHLB Dallas and FBT Bank & Mortgage Fuels Growth at Home Again Pine Bluff * PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, September 24, 2025--In a shared commitment to community revitalization and economic empowerment, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and FBT Bank & Mortgage have awarded $30,000 in Partnership Grant Program   more

Boozman, Capito Support Efforts to Promote Energy Reliability and Security
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Capito Support Efforts to Promote Energy Reliability and Security * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), led their colleagues in a letter of support to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin for his efforts to repeal the unachievable standards and illegal  more

Brad Simon Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Brad Simon Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Paris, AR- U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Arkansas state senate special election candidate Brad   more

ESPN Announces Network Schedule for Third Annual ACC/SEC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenge, Dec. 2-4
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Announces Network Schedule for Third Annual ACC/SEC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenge, Dec. 2-4 * * Men's Challenge highlights 10 teams in ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25, including No. 2 Florida at No. 12 Duke, No. 25 North Carolina at No. 9 Kentucky, No. 7 Louisville at No. 11 Arkansas and No. 24 NC State at No. 14 Auburn * Women's Challenge features 12 te  more

Kristain Thompson Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Kristain Thompson Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Belleville, AR - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Arkansas state house candidate, Kristain   more

Womack Hosts Acting MARAD Administrator Sang H. Yi in Arkansas's Third District
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Hosts Acting MARAD Administrator Sang H. Yi in Arkansas's Third District * ARKANSAS -- September 24, 2025... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation Acting Maritime Administrator (MARAD) Sang H. Yi to Arkansas's Third Congressional District. Together, they traveled across the district engaging with stakeholders dedicated to improving maritime and multi  more