News Tipoffs - Arkansas Editors
Allstate, AFCA announce 2026 Good Works Team nominees recognized for leadership in community service
WACO, Texas, July 20 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news:
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Allstate, AFCA announce 2026 Good Works Team nominees recognized for leadership in community service
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162 college football student-athletes recognized for leadership in service, academics and athletics, including the Good Works Team's first female nominee
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* Allstate and AFCA named 162 student-athletes as nominees for the 2026 Good Works Team, recognizing
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Allstate, AFCA announce 2026 Good Works Team nominees recognized for leadership in community service
NORTHBROOK, Illinois, July 20 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release:
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Allstate, AFCA announce 2026 Good Works Team nominees recognized for leadership in community service
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Key Takeaways:
* Allstate and AFCA named 162 student-athletes as nominees for the 2026 Good Works Team, recognizing college football players who lead through community service, academics and athletics.
* This year's nominees are creati
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Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Several States Strengthened Revenues in 2026, While Others Chose More Harmful Path
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on July 20, 2026, by Wesley Tharpe, senior advisor for state tax policy:
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Several States Strengthened Revenues in 2026, While Others Chose More Harmful Path
States entered 2026 facing intensifying strain from the sweeping federal tax and spending changes enacted last year and other fiscal pressures. Several states have risen to the occasion by taking prudent and sometimes bold steps to raise
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Entergy's Louisiana utilities urge customers to prepare as tropical weather approaches Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 20 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release:
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Entergy's Louisiana utilities urge customers to prepare as tropical weather approaches Louisiana
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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 i
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Giving Review: Conversation With the Defense of Freedom Institute's Jay P. Greene (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Giving Review, an independent platform featuring analysis of and commentary about philanthropy and giving, posted the following article on July 20, 2026, by Michael E. Hartmann:
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A conversation with the Defense of Freedom Institute's Jay P. Greene (Part 1 of 2)
The education scholar and reform advocate talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the K-12 school-choice and higher-education reform efforts, including philanthropic support of them--as well as the structural
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Kirkland Advises Brookfield on $2.1 Billion Strategic Joint Venture with Healthpeak
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Kirkland Advises Brookfield on $2.1 Billion Strategic Joint Venture with Healthpeak
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Kirkland & Ellis advised Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM) on the formation of a long-term strategic capital partnership with Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DOC) through a joint venture, involving a portfolio of outpatient medical buildings across the United Sta
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Missouri Reps. Bell, Cleaver for Reelection to Congress
WASHINGTON, July 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Missouri Reps. Bell, Cleaver for Reelection to Congress
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Reps. Bell, Cleaver have 100% voting record on AFGE's top legislative issues
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -The American Federation of Government Employees proudly announces its endorsements of Reps. Wesley Bell and Emanuel Cleaver from Missouri for reelection to Co
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Learning to Manage Your Family's Forest Begins With a Plan, UAPB Forester Says
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, July 20 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news:
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Learning to Manage Your Family's Forest Begins With a Plan, UAPB Forester Says
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For many Arkansas families, inheriting or purchasing forestland represents an opportunity to create a lasting legacy. Whether the goal is generating income, improving wildlife habitat or simply enjoying the outdoors, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) forestry experts say successful forest manageme
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NCPA Announces Finalists for 2026 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 20 [Category: Pharmaceuticals] -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release:
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NCPA Announces Finalists for 2026 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 20, 2026) - The National Community Pharmacists Association and the NCPA Foundation are pleased to announce that teams of pharmacy students from the University of Mississippi, the University of Texas at Austin, an
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UA Little Rock's Carrie Phillips Receives CASE Crystal Apple Award for Years of Outstanding Service
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 20 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news:
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UA Little Rock's Carrie Phillips Receives CASE Crystal Apple Award for Years of Outstanding Service
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Carrie Phillips, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's chief communications and marketing officer, has been recognized by her peers in the field of educational advancement for her long and distinguished efforts in that arena.
At the Council for Advancement and Support of E
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Va. A.G. Jones Secures Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 21 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 20, 2026:
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Attorney General Jones Secures Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe over Genetic Data Breach
Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of nearly 7 million custom
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Womack Tours Francis Scott Key Bridge Rebuild Site
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Womack Tours Francis Scott Key Bridge Rebuild Site
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BALTIMORE, MD-July 20, 2026... Today, House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Steve Womack (AR-3) toured the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild site in Baltimore, Maryland, with Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Senators Shelley Moore Capito (WV) and Angela Alsobrooks (MD), as
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