GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 18 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Teams Announced in All Divisions The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods have announced the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams in all eight divisions of collegiate baseball and high school. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks and have featured many f  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 17 -- The University of Arkansas Walton College of Business posted the following news: * * * 2026-27 Student Success Grants, Online Student Success Grants Awarded * The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026-27 Student Success Grants and Online Student Success Grants. Student Success Grants are funded from the TFSC budget, while the Online Student Success Grants are funded by Global Campus and administ  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Applauds Introduction of FREEDOM Act, Calls for Permitting Reform to Help Lower Costs for Families * Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today applauded the introduction of the bipartisan FREEDOM Act in the U.S. Senate by Senators Tom Cotton (Arkansas) and Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada), legislation that would bring long-overdue permitting certainty to America's broken p  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports protecting minors from irreversible sex intervention treatment * Attorney General Alan Wilson recently joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief in support of Florida's lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics for misleading and deceptive representations regarding minor gender transition procedures.  Florida's lawsuit contends t  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Energy] -- The American Exploration and Production Council posted the following news release: * * * AXPC Applauds Bipartisan Momentum to Establish Permit Certainty * Today, American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) CEO Anne Bradbury issued the following statement after Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) introduced the Fighting for Reliable Energy and Ending Doubt for Open Markets (FREEDOM) Act to establish permit certa  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 17 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Bradley Selected for Prestigious AASCU Program * Dr. Michael Bradley, dean of the Arkansas Tech University Graduate College, is one of 37 higher education professionals selected for the next cohort of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Becoming a Provost Academy (BAPA). Bradley holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma State University, a Master of Science de  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Bessent: Investigate Airwallex for Ties to Communist China Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to investigate Communist Chinese investment in Airwallex. Airwallex is a cross-border payment platform that processes highly sensitive data for major American companies.   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 17 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy's Louisiana utilities prepare for tropical weather * Companies encourage customers to make a kit, have a plan in place and prepare for potential impacts NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are closely monitoring the tropical system in the Gulf and are preparing for severe weather that could impact our service territory within the next 24 hours. Should the st  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 17 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * GEAR UP Camp Exposes Youth to Their Future Options * Eighth and ninth grade students from Russellville and Clarksville are learning about some of their future academic and career options by sampling the undergraduate degree offerings at Arkansas Tech University during GEAR UP summer camps. Camp participants are learning about agriculture, anthropology, aquatic ecology, astrochemistry, astrophysics,  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hill and Davidson Urge FinCEN to Modernize AML Rules and Prioritize High-Risk Financial Crimes House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Chairman Warren Davidson (OH-08) recently sent a letter to Andrea Gacki, Director of the Fin  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on June 17, 2026: * * * Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness in the Western Pacific Last week, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to expand access for commercial fishing within the boundaries of three marine national monuments across the Western Pacific. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "For yea  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 17 -- The University of Arkansas Walton College of Business posted the following news: * * * Richardson Receives 2026 Paul Cronan Technology Teaching Excellence Award * The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center (TFSC) is pleased to announce that Vernon Richardson is the recipient of the 2026 Paul Cronan Technology Teaching Excellence Award. The award includes a plaque of recognition and a $500 Teaching Enhancement Grant funded by the Cordes TFSC. It   more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, June 18 (TNSjou) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Safer skies: SIU master's student designs drone airbag to protect people below When Brady Villiger's experimental drone plunged toward a concrete testing platform on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus during a recent drop test, nearly a year of research and design was on the line. In the split second before impact, a compact airbag autonomously deployed beneath the d  more

CONWAY, Arkansas, June 17 -- The University of Central Arkansas posted the following news: * * * UCA Mashburn Center for Learning awarded $300,000 contract to support Arkansas schools * The University of Central Arkansas Mashburn Center for Learning has been awarded a $300,000 contract from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide professional development and support to schools across the state through the Arkansas Co-Teaching with the Strategic Instruction Mode  more