WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Alliance for Driver Safety and Security LLC has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation urging it to deny the Federation of Professional Truckers request for an exemption from the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate. This initiative is part of the agency's effort to maintain safety standards and compliance within the trucking industry. The Trucking Alliance, a coalition advocating for improvements in freight transportation safet  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news on March 16, 2026: * * * Court permanently blocks Arkansas Ten Commandments law Fayetteville, Ark. - In a victory for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal district court issued a permanent injunction today in Stinson v. Fayetteville School District No. 1, prohibiting the school district defendants from implementing an Arkansas law that requires all public schools to perman  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, March 17 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Arkansas Customers Gain More Energy Control as SWEPCO Debuts Pay As You Go - a New Prepay Program for Customers On a recent weekday morning, an Arkansas woman picked up the phone hoping for just one thing - help she could trust. Like many families navigating tight budgets, she was worried about keeping her home powered and wasn't sure w  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends transparency in asbestos litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading an 11-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Delaware Supreme Court, raising serious concerns that certain asbestos bankruptcy trusts are planning to destroy documents and data related to past claims and compensation payments. "Doc  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, March 16 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Reps Stand Out at 2026 ACWHE Conference * Three Arkansas Tech University representatives were among the award winners at the 2026 Arkansas Council for Women in Higher Education Conference, which took place on Thursday, March 12, at Harding University in Searcy. Dr. Aubrey Holt, ATU visiting lecturer of organizational and leadership studies, received the ACWHE Leadership Excellence Award and th  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, March 16 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Bell Earns 2026 NASPA Impact in Action Award * Arkansas Tech University's Megan Bell received the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Impact in Action Award during the 2026 NASPA Conference, which took place March 7-11 in Kansas City, Mo. Bell was recognized for her meritorious service as marketing and social media coordinator for the NASPA Region IV-West Advisory Board from 2  more

NEW YORK, March 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Court Permanently Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom and Library * FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - In a victory for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal district court issued a perma  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy marks 25 years of giving through Environmental Initiatives Fund Entergy recently invested $1 million of shareholder funds in 10 local environmental partners through the company's Environmental Initiatives Fund. These grants mark the 25th year that Entergy has used its financial resources to support projects that save energy, educate the public, restore habitat, reduce waste and i  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (No. DA 26-244) on March 16, 2026: * * * To: Todd A. Steiner, Esq., c/o 3 Daughters Media, Inc., Steiner Law Offices, PLC, P.O. Box 751, Woodstock, VA 22664 (sent via email) Kevin J. Youngers, c/o 3 Daughters Media, Inc., Technical Consultant, 3004 70th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634 (sent via email) Re: WMNA-FM, Halifax, VA Facility ID No. 9985 File No. 0000281963 Dear Counsel and Engineer:   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSFR) -- The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, plans to return Native American human remains and a funerary object to the Quapaw Nation following an inventory conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum identified human remains representing three individuals of Native American ancestry and one funerary object connected to them. Repatriation may occur on or after April 15, 2026. According to information in the notice, the remain  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSFR) -- The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, plans to repatriate Native American human remains and a funerary object to the Quapaw Nation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum completed an inventory that identified the remains of at least three individuals of Native American ancestry and one funerary item, described as a vessel containing shell beads. Officials determined that the individuals and the object share a cultural affil  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 16 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Appoints Ashley Caldwell to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that she has appointed Ashley Caldwell to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. She is replacing Kelly Eichler, and her term will expire in 2036. "Ashley has proven herself as a talented leader in business and  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 15, 2026: * * * Hill and Flood Statement on President Trump's Executive Order on Housing Affordability House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Chairman Mike Flood (NE-01), issued the following statement on President Trump's Executive Order removing regulatory barriers to affordable  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * House Advances 12 Natural Resources Bills Saving Sequoias, Designating America's Newest National Park and Rebuilding the Grand Canyon Today, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced legislation to save Giant Sequoias, create a new National Park in Arizona, aid wildfire recovery efforts on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-529) on the American Financial Institution Regulatory Sovereignty and Transparency Act (H.R. 6550). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3672, the American Financial Institution Regulatory Sovereignty and Transparency Act (or "American FIRST Act"), was introduced on December 10, 2025, by Republican Representative Ba  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-528) on the Merger Process Review Act (H.R. 6546). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 6546, the Merger Process Review Act, was introduced on December 9, 2025, by Republican Representative Roger Williams (TX-25). This bill requires the Inspector General of each Federal prudential regulator to carry out a review eve  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-530) on the New Bank Application Numbers Knowledge Act (H.R. 6551). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 6551, the New Bank Application Numbers Knowledge Act of 2025 (or the New BANK Act of 2025), was introduced on December 10, 2025, by Republican Representative Barry Loudermilk (GA-11). This bill requires the Board  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-526) on the Regulation A+ Improvement Act (H.R. 6541). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 6541, the Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2025, was introduced on December 9, 2025, by Republican Representative Marlin Stutzman (IN-03). This bill increases the amount that companies can raise under Regulation A by increasi  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-527) on the Regulatory Efficiency, Verification, Itemization and Enhanced Workflow Act (H.R. 6544). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 6544, the Regulatory Efficiency, Verification, Itemization, and Enhanced Workflow (REVIEW) Act of 2025 or the "REVIEW Act of 2025", was introduced on December 9, 2025, by Republica  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, March 16 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Lakeport Plantation Museum Hosts Reading Retreat in April * JONESBORO - A "Living Lyrics and Forgotten Feasts Reading Retreat" is planned for Lakeport Plantation Museum (LPM) next month. The one-day event will focus on American music and food. The retreat, which will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United St  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Reviews Mismanagement of Little Rock Public Housing Authority Last Friday, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-09), held a field hearing titled "Broken Promises: Failures of the Little Rock Housing Authority and the Impact on Residents." On Mis  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, March 16 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Senator Hattie Caraway Honored with Historic Marker at A-State * JONESBORO - U.S. Senator Hattie Caraway will be honored at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, with the placement of a historical marker by the Arkansas250 Commission. The marker will be placed at the V.C. Kays House, located at 2506 Aggie Rd. on the campus of Arkansas State University. "I'm excited that the Arkansas250 Commission has ch  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 16 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Names College Level Faculty Excellence Award Winners in Research and Creative Works * The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named three faculty members as college-level recipients of the Faculty Excellence Award for Research or Creative Works, recognizing outstanding contributions to scholarship and creative activity. Each academic college can select one   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 16 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Student Builds Her Future in Civil and Construction Engineering * A fear of bridges is not the typical start to a career path in engineering, but for UA Little Rock senior Faith Shelton, that fear of "floating roads" is what started it all. From skepticism to curiosity, Shelton found herself laying the foundation for a future in civil and construction engineering.   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS and Youth Researchers Help Expose Illegal 'Mini-Cup' and Toy-Shaped E-Cigarettes Promoted on Instagram By David Wise FAYETTEVILLE -- A newly published study reveals that illegal e-cigarettes designed to resemble miniature boba tea cups, cola cans, and toy animals are being widely promoted on Instagram, often portraying young people using the products and   more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 16 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Innovative Learning Initiative Combines Magnifying Glass Plant Exploration with Immersive Virtual Garden Experience * Students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) are exploring plants through a combination of hands-on investigation and immersive technology at the UAPB Child Development Center. The learning initiative allows students to study plant structure and gr  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 16 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio's Lisa Campos named NACDA Athletics Director of the Year * Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos has been named a recipient of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Athletics Director of the Year honor, the Cleveland-based organization announced Monday. Campos was one of four recipients from the Football Bowl Subdivision, inc  more