CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, May 11 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * A Decade in the Making: Petit's Dream Becomes Reality * A decade after graduating from high school -and after years of sacrifice, uncertainty and perseverance across two countries -Fredony "Freddy" Petit is finally about to realize a dream that once seemed far out of reach. This week, the University of the Ozarks senior from Haiti will graduate Summa Cum Laude with a degree in accounting, becomin  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, May 11 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * A-State to Host Law Enforcement in Blue Envelope Training * Officers from various organizations, including the Jonesboro Police Department, Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, Restore Hub, University Police Department at Arkansas State University, and other community partners, are convening for a first-time training session from 10 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, May 13.  The training for   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 11 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark to Lead National Group of Attorneys General on Artificial Intelligence Committee * Clark joined by Arkansas Attorney General as co-chair Attorney General Charity Clark today announced she has been appointed co-chair of the National Association of Attorneys General's (NAAG's) "Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet Safety, Cyber Privacy and Security Committee  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 11 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Joins 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 11 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill leads bipartisan push to fix Medicare therapy payment rules * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill led a bipartisan coalition of 11 attorneys general in urging the federal government to improve how Medicare pays for outpatient therapy services. In a letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, the coalition supports a request for clearer rules on how a paym  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Batter up: ESPN exclusively presents every pitch of the NCAA Softball Regionals on the #RoadToWCWS * * ESPN slated to air more than 100 games across networks, May 15-17 * 7Innings Live set to bring fans whiparound coverage all three days * All games streaming on the ESPN App, with select matchups exclusive to ESPN+ The 2026 Road to the Women's College World Ser  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer: * * * The Vote Machine is already planning for the 2030 Census A partisan left-leaning coalition with no shortage of loot has meddled in the last two Census counts for the benefit of Democrats. Their 2020 work helped produced one of the most inaccurate Census counts in modern American history. Editorial note: this essay is from a forthcoming report on   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, May 11 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Bill Hardgrave: 2026 ATU Hall of Distinction Inductee * Dr. Bill Hardgrave is an internationally recognized expert in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology who has progressed through the ranks of academia to become the president of the University of Memphis. But he's still the same person who grew up seven miles from the nearest paved road in rural Johnson County and arrived at Arkans  more

CARROLLTON, Georgia, May 11 -- The University of West Georgia posted the following news: * * * Dr. Nate Bickford Named Dean of UWG's Dr. James 'Earl' Perry College of Mathematics, Computing and Sciences * The University of West Georgia has named Dr. Nate Bickford dean of the Dr. James 'Earl' Perry College of Mathematics, Computing and Sciences, effective July 1. Bickford becomes the inaugural permanent dean of the college, which has been led by interim leadership since its founding in 2024.   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, May 11 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Gilgour Selected for 2026 Jim Ed McGee Award * Dr. Joe Gilgour is the 2026 recipient of the Jim Ed McGee Graduate Honors Award at Arkansas Tech University. Gilgour is president at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo. The college has achieved record student headcount enrollment and the completion of $24 million in capital projects during his tenure. He was named 2025 American Association of Commun  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 12 -- Little Rock School District issued the following news: * * * An International Collaboration: Chicot Elementary Students Partner with Students from England to Co-Author Children's Book Fourth-grade students from Chicot Elementary School in the Little Rock School District are preparing to share the final draft of a children's book they co-authored with students from Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, as part of an international literacy and cultural exchange project   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 11 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * More Than 400 Register for Attorney General Griffin's Emerging Issues Series Event Exploring AI and the Law * Griffin: 'AI should be used to augment, not replace, our professional judgment' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after wrapping up the inaugural Emerging Issues Series event titled Innovation with Integrity: Embracing AI Responsibl  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, May 11 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Neil Griffin College of Business Recognizes Most Outstanding Graduates of 2025-26 * JONESBORO - The most outstanding 2025-26 graduates of the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University were recognized during Convocation of Scholars, according to Dr. Jim Washam, dean of the college. Damien Ehie of Jonesboro received the Chancellor's Scholar award as the graduating senior with the hig  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Oklahoma Signs Right to Try 2.0 Into Law * In a major win for rare-disease patients in Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the Goldwater Institute's model Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act, a cutting-edge law that empowers patients to seek personalized treatments designed just for them. Sponsored by state Sen. Brenda Stanley and state Reps. Marilyn Stark and Mark Lepak, S  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 12 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Prescriptions to Geaux co-owner T.J. Woodard from a May 5, 2026, field hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable Again Part 2: Perspectives from Employers, Patients, and Providers": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished Members of the Committee: thank you for coming to Louisiana and for the opportunity to testify today about the skyr  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * The Big Long List of U.S. AI Laws * Did you ever think that AI, as a new technology, is barely regulated in the U.S.? Think again! Below, we catalog certain state laws regulating the development and use of AI systems and technologies, passed between 2019-2026. This list focuses on legislative initiatives that are currently in effect, or are expected to take effect soon, that impact  more

ROCKFORD, Illinois, May 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois posted the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * United States Attorney Andrew S. Boutros Hosts First-of-Its-Kind All Fed-Head Summit in Chicago CHICAGO - Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today assembled the highest law enforcement leadership from the entire federal apparatus in the Chicagoland region for a historic, first-of-its-kind summ  more