LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 28 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * Clark County Receives CCI, Select Site, and ONSite Recognition ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (February 27, 2026) - Clark County has received the Competitive Communities Initiative (CCI) designation from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), the Select Site certification from Entergy Arkansas, and the ONSite certification from the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson challenges Biden-era Department of Energy policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief challenging a Biden-era Department of Energy rule that imposes costly efficiency standards for consumer furnaces and commercial water heaters. "Under the guise of 'expertise,' the Biden adminis  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 27 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Arrest of Conway Man on Child Pornography Charges * Griffin: 'Protecting Arkansas's children and ensuring justice for victims will always remain a top priority of this office' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after agents in his Special Investigations Division (SID) arrested Diego Santana Juarez, 1  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 27 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Hanaway, Coalition of States Secure Agreement from Vanguard to Protect Energy Markets from ESG Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that a coalition of 13 states, in a monumental, first-of-its kind settlement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. ("Vanguard"), have resolved part of their lawsuit against asset managers Black  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Joins Warren, Sherman, Lawmakers to Introduce Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Coons (D-De.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representatives Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Don Beyer (D-Va.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), and Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) led over 150 lawmak  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research by Dottie Rosenbaum, senior fellow and director of Federal SNAP Policy, senior director of research Joseph Llobrera, research associate Catlin Nchako, and research analyst Luis Nunez, all of the Food Assistance team: * * * SNAP's "Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility" Supports Working Families and Those Saving for the Future The Trump Administration is poised to issue a proposed regulation/[1] esse  more

TAMPA, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Avionics Equipment * Tampa. Florida - Mario Mercier Hernandez (61, New Port Richey) has been sentenced by United States District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to the statutory maximum of 10 years in federal prison for the interstate transportation of stolen property. Mercier ple  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Statement on HELP Committee Passage of Living Donor Protection Act * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 27, 2026 Washington, D.C. -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after Senate HELP Committee's passage of the Living Donor Protection Act: "I'm grateful for the overwhelming bipartisan support for my Living Donor Protection Act in yesterday's HE  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Arkansas prioritizes affordable power, supports reliability improvements for all customers in rate review * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Entergy Arkansas today made a filing with the Arkansas Public Service Commission to establish new base rates effective January 2027. Residential customers are expected to see minimal change to their monthly bills as the company introduces new rate struct  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * EPA to Consider 'Emergency' Approval of PFAS Pesticide Tetflupyrolimet on Arkansas, Missouri Rice Crops * The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is considering granting "emergency" approval for a PFAS pesticide, meaning it will not have to undergo important safety reviews required as part of the normal pesticide approval process.  Since President Trum  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 28 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from Faymonville Group: * * * Faymonville Group Celebrates Steel Topping Out at New Facility in Little Rock, Arkansas Faymonville Group celebrated the steel topping out for its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. This marks the company's first U.S. production facility and represents an investment of more than $100 million in the region. "In North America,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed removing the Geocarpon minimum, a small winter annual plant, from the federal list of endangered and threatened plants. A comprehensive review indicates that threats to the species have been reduced or eliminated and it no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Originally listed as threatened on June 16, 1987, the plant w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following testimony by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, adjunct professor of economics at George Washington University and former deputy assistant secretary of Transportation for research and technology, from a Feb. 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Accelerating Progress: U.S. Surface Transportation Research": * * * Chairman Obernolte, Ranking Member Stevens, Distinguished Members of the Committ  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA Prohibits Five Individuals from Participating in the Affairs of Any Federally Insured Depository Institution * The National Credit Union Administration issued one consent-based prohibition and four conviction-based prohibitions in February 2026. The individuals named below are permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository insti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, posted the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * OSINT Subcommittee Member Rep. Perry Joins Recorded Future's Public Sector Intelligence Forum Yesterday, Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10) represented the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence at Recorded Future's Public Sector Intelligence Forum, held at the International Spy Museum. Congressman Perry, a me  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Joins Sen. Warren, Rep. Sherman, 160+ Lawmakers in Introducing the Direct File Act Guaranteeing Free, Easy Tax Filing * The Direct File Act would reverse Trump administration decision to cancel Direct File, building on widely successful pilot If fully implemented, Direct File is projected to save families up to $23 billion annually in fees, time, and tax credits Bill One-Pager (PDF) (lin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi, Sen. Warren Join 160 Lawmakers to Introduce the Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * Bill One-Pager (PDF) (link is external) | Bill Text (PDF) (link is external) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Coons (D-De.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance C  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 28 -- Walmart issued the following news: * * * On the Journey to Growth How Walmart's Open Call event went worldwide - and created opportunity with it. * Let's go back in time. It's 2013, and people everywhere are trying to decide if they should buy bitcoin. They're not the only confused subset of the population. So too are entrepreneurs, around the world, facing a daunting question: 'How do I get a meeting with Walmart?' There were ways - but they weren't neces  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Introduce Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined over 150 lawmakers in introducing the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program -which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Introduce Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined over 150 lawmakers in introducing the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program -which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for free, a  more