WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF), Little Rock, Arkansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) opposing a petition that seeks to amend federal voting regulations by requiring documentary proof of United States citizenship for voter registration. The petition was initiated by the America First Legal Foundation and aims to change 11 C.F.R. Sec. 9428.4 along with the federal voter registration form. In its letter  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Boyce Selected for Leadership Greater Little Rock Class 41 By Angelita Faller Derek Boyce, director of alumni, corporate, and foundation relations at the UA Little Rock, has been selected to join the 41st class of Leadership Greater Little Rock, a prestigious community leadership program designed to develop civic-minded leaders across central Arkansas. Established by the Little Rock Regional Chambe  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Alumnus Cameron Jackson Excels in Cybersecurity and on the Track By Justin Bates Balancing the demands of a nine-time All-American sprinter with the rigor of a cutting-edge academic program is no small feat. But Cameron Jackson, a May 2025 graduate of UA Little Rock's inaugural cybersecurity program, has done it -- leveraging the discipline he honed on the track and in the classroom t  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Graduate Student Secures $16K Grant to Support Independent Living Skills for Blind and Visually Impaired Students By Angelita Faller University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate Brittany Rose has written a successful $16,270 grant on behalf of World Services for the Blind (WSB) to fund a life-changing program for blind and visually impaired students. The grant, awarded by The Schmi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Brings Popular Girlology(R) Puberty Session to Northwest Arkansas on Nov. 2 * The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is bringing Girlology(R), an educational program for tween and teen girls to learn about health and social topics they may experience during adolescence, to Northwest Arkansas on Nov. 2. Held from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Schmieding Center   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: U.S. Counterintelligence Reform Cannot Wait As part of the FY2026 Intelligence Authorization Act, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence advanced Chairman Rick Crawford's counterintelligence (CI) reform effort, or SECURE Act. Counterintelligence experts have issued a stark warning--years of ignored  more