LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces 8 Arrests in Phillips County Related to 2024 Election Crimes in Justice of the Peace Runoff * Griffin: 'Keeping Arkansas's elections the most secure in the country requires vigilance and perseverance, and I am pleased to see these individuals held accountable for their actions' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following st  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Hill Statement on FSOC Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Designations House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council's (FSOC) proposed guidance on nonbank financial company designations: "The Committee commends FSOC for the proposed   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Chairman Hill: Today's Discussion is Vital to Shaping the Future of Our Capital Markets Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a Full Committee hearing to examine the impact of asset tokenization on capital markets, including its regulatory implications and the need to balanc  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Womack Leads Hearing for Lawmakers to Share Transportation and Housing Funding Requests * WASHINGTON, D.C. -March 25, 2026... Today, House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Steve Womack (AR-3) led an open hearing, in which all Members of the House of Representatives were invited to testify on their priorities fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Committee Republicans Introduce Proposals to Reform Deposit Insurance This week, several Republican Members of the House Financial Services Committee introduced various proposals to reform the U.S. deposit insurance framework. Full Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) stated, "As Congress considers these and other proposals, th  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Sensitive Academic Research from Foreign Nationals * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 March 24, 2026 Washington, DC -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to track foreign student and faculty visa holders in an effort to safeguard the sensitive research being done at American universities. The Educational Visa Transparency Act expan  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * Teach Plus Announces 4th Cohort of Teacher Leaders to Advocate for Student-Centered Issues at the National Level Washington, D.C. -- Teach Plus, a national nonprofit that empowers teachers to lead student-centered improvements in educational policy and instructional practice, h  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by John Squires, under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 26 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS, University of Arkansas Launch Six-Year Bachelor's to Medical Degree Program The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (U of A) recently announced plans for a new accelerated six-year Bachelor of Science to Doctor of Medicine (BS-MD) program, creating a direct pathway for exceptional students to progress from  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 25 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Social Work Faculty and Students Present at State Conference on Maternal Mental Health * The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Social Work was proudly represented at the Social Work Action Coalition (SWAC) Conference, where faculty and students delivered a powerful and impactful presentation on maternal mental health. Dr. Tamara Glover, LCSW, Associate Pr  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 24 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Social Work Faculty and Students Present at State Conference on Maternal Mental Health * The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Social Work was proudly represented at the Social Work Action Coalition (SWAC) Conference, where faculty and students delivered a powerful and impactful presentation on maternal mental health. Dr. Tamara Glover, LCSW, Associate Pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters * Administrator's Physical Loss Notification N1932 in Arkansas Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the suc  more