PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 2 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * #UAPBFootball: Golden Lions Announce 2026 Football Slate Highlighted by Homecoming and Classic Matchups * The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions have officially announced their 2026 football schedule, highlighted by five home contests, two premier classic appearances, homecoming at Simmons Bank Field, and a nationally televised matchup against an SEC opponent. The 2026   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins two multistate coalitions to preserve access to critical crime-fighting tool * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined two multi-state coalitions in fighting to preserve access to automatic license-plate readers - a critical law enforcement tool that has helped solve murders, kidnappings, and armed robberies. "Law enforcemen  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, March 2 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Theatre Presents "True Tales of the Weird" * "True Tales of the Weird," the spring 2026 production by the Arkansas Tech University theatre and film program, will be performed at the Techionery Theatre on Friday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7. Show times are 7 p.m. both nights. Tickets will be available at the door. Techionery Theatre is located at 1502 N. El Paso Ave. on the ATU campus in Russ  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 2 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Dr. Nina Lyon Bennett Provides Leadership and Inspiration to UAPB Students * Dr. Nina Lyon Bennett, professor and assistant dean for academics for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (SAFHS), not only provides leadership for academics, but she also engages in all three prongs of the land-grant mission - teaching, research a  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 3 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Eminent historian of American West to give 2026 Stegner Lecture at Montana State Esteemed historian Elliott West will deliver the 2026 Stegner Lecture at Montana State University on Monday, March 23. The lecture, "Continental Reckoning: The West and the Making of Modern America," will begin at 6 p.m. in the Hager Auditorium of the Museum of the Rockies. The event is free and open to the public and will be f  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, March 2 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Farm Credit Mid-America Supports Beyond the Classroom Student Experiences * JONESBORO -Arkansas State University has received a $125,000 commitment from Farm Credit Mid-America to support transformative learning opportunities that help students extend their education beyond the classroom. These experiences include clubs, travel, entrepreneurial activities, research and discovery, as well as increased  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- John Brown University has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concerns regarding proposed rules that exclude Physician Assistant programs from the "professional degree" category. The institution emphasizes that this exclusion could jeopardize healthcare workforce development, particularly in the rural and underserved areas of Arkansas. The university highlights that Arkansas is grappling with a critical shortage of primary care  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The Antitrust Division received notifications from the Defense Industrial Based Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of numerous parties and the withdrawal of one entity. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act that limit   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 89 parties and the withdrawal of one entity. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Tillis Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators Asking Senate Leadership to Consider National Forest Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to Senate leadership requesting the Senate's prompt consideration of a bipartisan package of National Forest bills that advanced unanimously out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on October 21, 2025. The b  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jack Williams * As a hospital corpsman in World War II's Pacific theater, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jack Williams' job was to save the lives of the Marines who fought around him. During the bloody Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, Williams saved more than a dozen Marines and sacrificed his own life so they could live. His selflessness led him to receive a posthu  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Julie Squire, vice president of policy and general counsel at the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Balancing Careers and Care: Examining Innovative Approaches to Paid Leave": * * * Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to testify  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 3 -- The University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business issued the following news: * * * National Food Insecurity Expert Speaking at U of A Food insecurity is one of the most pressing issues facing Arkansas communities, and to help address this issue, the Bumpers College Food Security Seminar Series is bringing leading scholars and practitioners to campus to examine it and evidence-based policy solutions relevant to Arkansas communities. Craig Gundersen is t  more

NEW YORK, March 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBC News Unveils Comprehensive Cross-Platform Coverage for 2026 Midterms, Beginning Tuesday With Primary Elections Network Coverage Begins at 8pm ET on NBC News NOW Anchored by Kristen Welker and Hallie Jackson, Followed by "Here's the Scoop" Podcast Livestream * NBC News will begin its 2026 midterm elections coverage Tuesday, March 3, with live results, on-the-ground reporting   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 2 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Announces the March Face of Arkansas * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the fourth installment of Faces of Arkansas, a monthly series highlighting Arkansans whose portraits and stories are displayed at the entrance to the Governor's office as a reminder of who the Governor and her team serve every day: the people of Arkansas. The serie  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on March 5, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Robert Cekada, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives * Andrew B. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas * John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas * Anna St. John, to be Unit  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Sherry Holliman Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits * Marion, 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 ca  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * South Arkansas College Becomes First Community College in Arkansas to Launch One Pill Can Kill Initiative * Griffin: 'Since launching the One Pill Can Kill initiative in the fall of 2024, we have trained approximately 1,450 college students to understand the very real danger of using unknown substances' EL DORADO - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement afte  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, March 2 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Tech Tidbits: Suns Open GAC Tourney Play Friday Night * It wasn't the finish to the 2025-26 basketball regular season the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns were hoping for, but a new opportunity is right around the corner. Arkansas Tech (18-8) will open play in the 2026 Great American Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed by taking on No. 6 seed Ouachita Baptist University (14-12) in a first-round match-  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * This week: Thousands of credit union advocates in D.C. for record-breaking GAC 2026 * The House and Senate are both in session, and thousands of credit union advocates are in Washington, D.C. this week. The 2026 Governmental Affairs Conference kicked off Sunday, with opening keynote speaker Kindra Hall reviewing the power of strategic storytelling with attendees as they prepare to e  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 2 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Students Partner With City on High-Impact Social Work Research * More than 60 Master of Social Work graduate students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock partnered with the city of Little Rock on a service-learning research project focused on unhoused populations. The project was led by Dr. Tracey McElwee, associate professor and gerontology program coord  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 2 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Writer Honored as a Member of Black Arkansas Media in URBANE Magazine * Kim Jones Sneed, a public information writer in the Office of Communications at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), is featured in the February/March/April edition of URBANE Magazine. February 1, 2026 marked the fifth anniversary of the Arkansas based publication. In a segment titled "Black Arkansa  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, March 3 -- The University of Central Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UCA College of Education meets state expectations in Science of Reading audit The University of Central Arkansas College of Education has completed the Arkansas Science of Reading audit conducted by Teacher Prep Inspection-US (TPI-US) as directed by the Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. The review concluded that UCA meets expectations across the three  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Kyle Haustveit, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of Energy, from a Feb. 25, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am deeply honored to be considered for the role of Under Secretary of Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). I wa  more