LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 27 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Multistate Settlement with 23andMe over Genetic Data Breach * #Griffin: 'Our coalition has reached an agreement by which 23andMe will pay $18 million to the states. Arkansas's portion of the settlement will be $431,937' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after he and 41 other state attorneys general reached  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to McMahon: Investigate Chinese Investments in American Universities * Contact: Tatum Wallace or Hannah McCarthy July 27, 2026 WASHINGTON -Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon encouraging additional scrutiny of Chinese investments in American universities which allow Communist China to advance their interests while undermining Ame  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas ofrece $500.000 en apoyo para facturas de verano a fin de ayudar a clientes vulnerables * Los fondos adicionales del programa The Power to Care ayudaran a que adultos mayores y clientes con discapacidades elegibles puedan manejar los costos de energia durante el verano En la imagen: Miembros de la junta directiva de The Power to Care de Entergy Texas y socios comunitarios   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas provides $500,000 in summer bill relief to help vulnerable customers * Additional funding through The Power to Care program will help eligible seniors and customers with disabilities manage summer energy costs For many of our neighbors, summer doesn't just bring higher temperatures, it brings higher electricity use. Extreme heat often means running air-conditioning longer   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Eight Gubernatorial Appointments * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced eight gubernatorial appointments to various boards and commissions. John Brown, of Lee's Summit, was reappointed to the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Professional Landscape Architects. Mr. Brown owned and operated  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Tech. Sgt. Ted Takayuki Tanouye * Army Tech. Sgt. Ted Takayuki Tanouye posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in western Italy during World War II. Tanouye was born to Nikuma and Momoye Tanouye Nov. 14, 1919, in Torrance, California. He was the eldest of six children. He graduated from Torrance High School in 1938, where he played on the football team and  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 27 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Appoints Gary Stark to the Arkansas State Board of Education * LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that she has appointed Gary Stark to serve on the Arkansas State Board of Education. Stark, whose term will expire on June 30, 2033, is replacing Adrienne Woods. "Few people understand what it takes to build great schools better than Gary Sta  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, July 27 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Sanderson '26 Named Resident Director for MacLean Hall * University of the Ozarks alumnus Daniel Sanderson '26 has been hired by his alma mater as a resident director in the Office of Student Life. Sanderson will serve as the resident director for MacLean Hall and Eagle Village. A native of Clarksville, Sanderson graduated from Ozarks in May with a degree in environmental studies. A standout on   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Shares New Data on Rising Farm Fuel Prices Under Trump; Vermont Farmers Paying $1,479 More on Average to Refill Fuel Tank * WASHINGTON, D.C. -New data shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, shows Vermont farmers have been forced to spend at least $1,479 more to fill their farm fuel tank because of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, posted the following news release: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Committee's Bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act There is strong and widespread support for the Committee's bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which passed the House on Tuesday by a bipartisan vote of 270-155-1. To date, over 100 organizations have expressed support for the bill. For a on  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Center on Sexual Exploitation issued the following news: * * * xAI Must Stop Grok From Creating Child Sexual Abuse Material * WASHINGTON, DC (July 27, 2026) - The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is calling on xAI to institute strict changes to prevent Grok from generating child sexual abuse material in light of a new civil lawsuit alleging that an Arkansas photographer used Grok to generate and spread child sexual ab  more