RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, May 4 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * 2026 ATU Scholars Symposium Awards Announced * The best presentations from the 2026 Arkansas Tech University Scholars Symposium have been selected by judges and announced by the ATU Graduate College. They include: Graduate Presentations First Place: Dustin Kohler of Union, Mo. Second Place: Kai Scarangella of Leonia, N.J. Third Place: Lilly Rogers of Russellville Undergraduate Presentation  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, May 4 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Graduate College Honors Students, Faculty * The Arkansas Tech University Graduate College recognized its top-performing students during the 2025-26 academic year and the faculty members who enriched their experience during an end of year awards reception at Doc Bryan Student Services Center on Thursday, April 30. Shruti Bhandari of Dharan, Nepal, Armando Harper of Gurdon and Steven Watts of Darda  more

DOVER, Delaware, May 5 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * AG Jennings, coalition secure final approval in $700 million Google Settlement over app store monopoly Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that a federal court will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit, first filed in 2021 by a bipartisan group of 52 Attorneys General, challenged Google's contro  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 4 -- The University of Virginia School of Law posted the following news: * * * From Virgil to Virginia: Classics, UVA Law Experience Prepares Student for Career * For David Del Terzo '26, a lifetime of studying the classics not only steeped him in the works of Virgil and Cicero, but also prepared him for the rigors of law school. At the University of Virginia School of Law, Del Terzo, a Dean's Scholar and Community Fellow, has been membership development edit  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 5 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Drummond urges CFTC to recognize state authority over sports gambling on prediction market platforms Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging federal regulators to reaffirm that jurisdiction over sports-related prediction markets belongs to States. Drummond and 40 other state attorneys filed a formal comment Thursday with the Commodity Futures Trading Commi  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Poverty and Race Research Action Council and Mobility Works submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development expressing opposition to HUD's proposal to allow public housing authorities and owners of HUD-assisted housing to impose time limits and work requirements on tenants. PRRAC is a national civil rights organization focused on racial and economic justice, while Mobility Works supports low-income families in housing mobility ef  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news: * * * President Renfroe appoints Region 4 national business agent * NALC President Brian L. Renfroe has appointed John Robles as national business agent (NBA) for Region 4 (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Wyoming) to fill the vacancy left by Dan Versluis, who retired on May 1. Robles' appointment is effective immediately. Robles, a member of Centennial, CO Branch   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 4 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Announces Applications are Open for $209 Million in Rural Health Transformation Funds * Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the initial application process is underway for $209 million in funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). RHTP was established through President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill.  The initial funding awards will be  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Texas Housers and Texas Appleseed have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development opposing the proposed rule that would establish flexibility for implementing work requirements and term limits for public housing authorities outside of HUD's Moving to Work program. The organizations argue that the proposed rule exceeds HUD's statutory authority under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and would have harmful effects on families  more

SPRINGFIELD, Arkansas, May 5 -- Tyson Foods, a producer of chicken, beef and pork, issued the following news release: * * * Tyson Foods Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results Chicken and Prepared Foods Momentum Drives Market Share Gains and Top Line Growth * Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), one of the world's largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein with leading brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells, ibp and State Fair, reported the follo  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 5 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Names Cheryl Lane as Vice Chancellor for Information Technology The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Cheryl Lane as vice chancellor for Information Technology. In March, Lane was named interim vice chancellor for IT. She previously served as UAMS chief information officer (CIO) and associate vice chancellor. "I am so grateful that Cheryl h  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Researchers Find that Smart Food Lockers Expand Access to Healthy Food in Arkansas Using smart food locker technology is an innovative and promising approach to addressing food insecurity in Arkansas, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation. Food insecurity, defined as the limited  more