JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 19 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Former Bethel Police Officer Jonathan Murphy Convicted for Assaulting a Suspect During an Arrest (Bethel, AK) - Last week, following a six-day trial, a Bethel jury found 39-year-old Jonathan Murphy guilty of Assault in the Fourth Degree, Providing False Information Implicating Another in a Crime, and Tampering with Public Records in the Second Degree. On Dec. 23, 2023, Murphy, then an officer wit  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 18 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy's statement on the passing of Dr. Norman C. Francis * NEW ORLEANS - The following is a statement from Entergy Chair and Chief Executive Officer Drew Marsh on the passing of Dr. Norman C. Francis, higher education and civil rights leader and a former Entergy director: "We are saddened by the loss of educator and civil rights leader, Dr. Norman C. Francis, who served on our board  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following commentary by Timothy Sandefur, vice president for legal affairs: * * * Goldwater Institute Defends Homes-Sharing in Arkansas Federal Court * The Goldwater Institute has filed a friend of the court brief in support of property owners who have gone to federal court to challenge a city ordinance in Fayetteville, Ark., that unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state residents who want to r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * LATEST RIPON FORUM EXAMINES STATE OF THE ECONOMY * Plus, a profile of Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill Just over one year into the Trump Administration and just under nine months until the mid-term elections, The Ripon Forum examines the state of the U.S. economy and some of the challenges facing American families and businesses in 2026.  In the cover essay for the latest   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Supports Challenge To Biden-Era Abortion Drug Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era overreaching rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "I am proud to stan  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Remains from 20-year-old Mississippi County Cold Case Identified Using Advanced DNA Testing * Griffin: 'This is yet another example of my office's Cold Case Unit working seamlessly with local law enforcement to find answers' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the results of advanced DNA testing he funded for a cold case in Missis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Senate Intelligence Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-51) on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 2026. The report was advanced by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, on July 25, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Classified Annex to the Committee Report Pursuant to Section 364 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-259), the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) publicly disclosed on June 4, 2025, that the request for the Na  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Senate Intelligence Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-51) on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 2026. The report was advanced by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, on July 25, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) TITLE VII--CLASSIFICATION REFORM AND SECURITY CLEARANCES Section 701. Notification of certain declassifications Section 701 amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the DNI to notify the congressional intelligence committees and th  more

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, Feb. 19 -- The National Funeral Directors Association issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-two Funeral Professionals Selected for Prestigious NFDA Meet the Mentors Program The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is proud to announce the 22 funeral professionals selected to participate in the 2026 Meet the Mentors program. This signature leadership experience, made possible through the generous support of the Funeral Service Foundation, will take pla  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 18 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Graduate Student Tackles NASA Research Challenges Through National Proposal Academy * A graduate student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is helping shape the future of space exploration -one proposal at a time. Hannah Jones, a master's student in mechanical engineering and graduate researcher in the Material Intelligence and Prognostics Lab, recently   more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Feb. 18 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Emerging Scholars Leadership Institute Awarded Over $500K from Walton Family Foundation * PINE BLUFF, Ark. -The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) has received a $512,925 award from the Walton Family Foundation to expand leadership development, career readiness, and workforce pathway programming through its Emerging Scholars Leadership Institute (ESLI), Chancellor Dr. Anth  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: * * * Scribner to Speak on the American Revolution Virginia Military Institute welcomes Vaughn Scribner, Ph.D., associate professor of British American History at the University of Central Arkansas, for a lecture based on his award-winning book, "Under Alien Skies: Environment, Suffering, and the Defeat of the British Military in Revolutionary America," Monday, March 2 at 8 p.m. in Gillis Theater, Marshall   more