Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas
'Letters of a Poet Dying, the Selected Correspondence of Frank Stanford,' Now Available From University of Arkansas Press
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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'Letters of a Poet Dying, the Selected Correspondence of Frank Stanford,' Now Available From U of A Press
The University of Arkansas Press has published Letters of a Poet Dying, the first collection of correspondence by the acclaimed poet Frank Stanford (1948-1978).
Born in southeastern Mississippi, Stanford spent most of his brief life in northern Arkansas, where he studied, fell in love, founded
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ASP CID Investigating Cotton Plant Shooting That Injured Two
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 3 -- The Arkansas State Police, a part of the Department of Public Safety, issued the following news:
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ASP CID INVESTIGATING COTTON PLANT SHOOTING THAT INJURED TWO
COTTON PLANT, Ark. -- The Woodruff County Sheriff's Office and Cotton Plant Police Department have requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a shooting that injured two people in Cotton Plant on Monday, August 31, 2026.
Upon thei
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Attorney General Griffin Announces Guilty Pleas in Loitering Cases
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 1 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Griffin Announces Guilty Pleas in Loitering Cases
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#Griffin: 'Arkansas's loitering laws are clear, and we are serious about enforcing them'
LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement today after Antonio Cornelius Johnson, 41, and Beatrice Ann Dabbs, 36, both of Little Rock, pled guilty and were sentenced on two counts each of loite
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Chairman Crawford Opens House Intelligence Committee Hearing Examining Persistent Competition & Legacy National Security Architecture
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026:
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Chairman Crawford Opens Full Committee Hearing Examining Persistent Competition & Legacy National Security Architecture
Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing examining persistent competition and legacy architecture
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College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education Strengthens Leadership Team for New School Year
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 2 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news:
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College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education Strengthens Leadership Team for New School Year
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE) has announced several leadership transitions, bringing experienced faculty and staff into key roles across the college.
These appointments leverage the expert
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Congressman Gonzalez Advocates for Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act in Congressional Hearing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Gonzalez Advocates for Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act in Congressional Hearing
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Contact: Alexis Torres(link sends email)
Washington, D.C.-Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, in support of his bill, the Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act. This legislation would enshrine the Boca Chica
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Eaton Locates $242+ Million State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 3 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from Eaton:
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Eaton Locates $242+ Million State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas
Eaton expects to create 1,200 jobs, manufacture & integrate modular electrical enclosures to support next generation of critical infrastructure development
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Intelligent power management company Eaton intends to locate a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in North
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Environment America Research & Policy Center: End of Summer Splash? Contamination Risk at U.S. Waterways
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026:
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End of summer splash? Contamination risk at U.S. waterways
With Labor Day weekend marking the unofficial end of summer, Environment America Research & Policy Center is re-releasing its most recent Safe for Swimming? reports. The newest study of beaches warns that 61% of tested gulf, ocean and Great Lakes coastal areas had potentially unsafe contamination levels on on
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Freedom From Religion Foundation Issues Letter to Dept. of War Education Activity Director Craft
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following letter to the Department of War Education Activity Director Paul Craft:
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Here is the text of the letter:
August 27, 2026
Director Paul Craft
Department of War Education Activity
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 04E12
Alexandria, VA 22350
SENT VIA EMAIL & U.S. MAIL: dodea.director@dodea.edu
Re: Constitutional concerns regarding DoWEA's "Western Civilization to 1500" curriculum Dear Dire
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Henderson State Enrollment Surges Again; Freshman Class Grows 33%
ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas, Sept. 2 -- Henderson State University issued the following news release:
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Henderson State enrollment surges again; freshman class grows 33%
Henderson State University welcomed one of its largest first-time freshman classes in school history and increased overall student enrollment for the third straight year on Fall 2026 census day.
Preliminary 11th-day reporting shows a near-record freshman class of 740 students - a 33% increase from 2025 and a monumental 143% le
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History Is Made: Tennessee Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 2 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release:
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History Is Made: Tennessee Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Tennessee is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia,
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House Financial Services Chairman Hill: Our Economy is Strongest When Government Creates the Conditions for Growth
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026:
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Chairman Hill: Our Economy is Strongest When Government Creates the Conditions for Growth
Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a Full Committee hearing to examine the economic impact of the Trump Administration's pro-growth policies and regulatory reforms and their role in ad
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House Intel Committee & DNI Clayton Join Flight 93 Families & First Responders Ahead of 25th Anniversary of 9/11
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026:
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House Intel Committee & DNI Clayton Join Flight 93 Families & First Responders Ahead of 25th Anniversary of 9/11
SHANKSVILLE, PA-- This week, the members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence were joined by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton for a roundtable discussion with the families o
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House Votes to Restore American Seafood Competitiveness
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026:
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House Votes to Restore American Seafood Competitiveness
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9436, the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026, introduced by U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.). This legislation extends a current regulatory pause to provide much-needed certainty for the families and commu
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House Votes to Unleash American Mineral Dominance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release:
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House Votes to Unleash American Mineral Dominance
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025, introduced by U.S. Representative Jefferson Shreve (R-Ind.). This legislation will boost domestic mining and mineral processing capacity by expediting environmental review of mining infrastructur
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Mercy Health Urges CMS to Withdraw 340B Payment Cuts and Maintain Remedy Repayment Schedule
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
Mercy
15740 S. Outer 40
St. Louis, MO 63017
August 26, 2026
The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz
Administrator
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
725 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
Re: CMS-1850-P Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and
Ambulatory Surgical Cen
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New Record for Democratic Women Gubernatorial Nominees, Other Results From the Massachusetts Primaries From CAWP
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 3 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release:
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New Record for Democratic Women Gubernatorial Nominees And Other Results from the Massachusetts Primaries from CAWP
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Primary elections were held yesterday in Massachusetts. Full results for women candidates in federal and statewide executive races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page; there are no undecided races featuring women candidates, so this po
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Oklahoma Dept. of Career & Technology Education: Houston Nutt to Headline 2026 State Adult Education and Literacy Conference
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 3 -- The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education issued the following news release:
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Houston Nutt to headline 2026 Oklahoma Adult Education and Literacy Conference
Former University of Arkansas and University of Mississippi head football coach Houston Nutt will headline the 2026 Oklahoma Adult Education and Literacy Conference, bringing his message about attitude, gratitude and being a difference maker to educators who are changing lives in clas
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Sanders Announces the September Face of Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Sanders Announces the September Face of Arkansas
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the tenth installment of Faces of Arkansas, a monthly series highlighting Arkansans whose portraits and stories are displayed at the entrance to the Governor's office as a reminder of who the Governor and her team serve every day: the people of Arkansas. The ser
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Slippery Rock Into Top 25 After Minnesota-Duluth Upset
WACO, Texas, Sept. 2 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news:
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Slippery Rock Into Top 25 After Minnesota-Duluth Upset
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Slippery Rock was in the other's receiving votes category when the AFCA Division II Coaches Preseason Poll, presented by GoRout Gridiron, came out a couple of weeks ago. That quickly changed thanks to their double-overtime victory over then-No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth. The Rock overcame a 16-point deficit in the final seven
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Subcommittee on Federal Lands Chair Tiffany: Empowering Local Management, Expanding Public Access and Conserving America's Historic Legacy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, issued the following news release:
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Empowering Local Management, Expanding Public Access and Conserving America's Historic Legacy
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on bills to strengthen local management of public lands, expand recreational access, and recognize important pieces of America's historic legacy. Subcommittee Chairman T
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Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Lake Providence Port Commission
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36447) entitled "Lake Providence Port Commission - Feeder Line Application - Line of Delta Southern Railroad Located in East Carroll and Madison Parishes, Louisiana":
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Digest:/1 The Board denies an appeal of two discovery rulings by an administrative law judge. It also authorizes Delta Southern Railroad, Inc., to reopen two depositions for the limited purp
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Members Award $356K to 11 Mississippi Community Organizations
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 1 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release:
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Members Award $356K to 11 Mississippi Community Organizations
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RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI, September 1, 2026-Sixteen Mississippi community-based organizations received a combined $355,950 through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas' (FHLB Dallas) Partnership Grant Program (PGP), part of more than
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UA Little Rock Student Turns Classroom Skills Into Real-World Impact at Lexicon, Inc.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 1 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news:
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UA Little Rock Student Turns Classroom Skills Into Real-World Impact at Lexicon, Inc.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athlete Elena Nikolaeva put her classroom skills to the test this summer as a business intelligence analytics intern at Lexicon, Inc., developing two interactive dashboards that are now actively used by the company to help members of the Analytics a
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: Expansion of Doula Workforce, Statewide Collaboration Leading to Positive Impact on Maternal Health in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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Expansion of Doula Workforce, Statewide Collaboration Leading to Positive Impact on Maternal Health in Arkansas
The rapid expansion of Arkansas' doula workforce is playing a vital role in improving maternal and infant health outcomes across the state, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Heal
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University of Arkansas: Latest Short Talks Examines Anorexia, Muscle Loss and Challenges of Treatment
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Latest Short Talks Examines Anorexia, Muscle Loss and Challenges of Treatment
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric condition characterized by a fear of weight gain and reduced calorie consumption that can result in dangerous weight loss. This condition is thought to affect around 1% to 4% of all women, and those who suffer from it, or have suffered from it, are estimated to be three times more likely t
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University of Arkansas: School of Art Launches New Design Residency, Names Former White House Creative Director as Inaugural Scholar
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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School of Art Launches New Design Residency, Names Former White House Creative Director as Inaugural Scholar
The Graphic Design program in the School of Art, housed in the U of A's Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, has launched a new Design Scholar in Residence Program to bring nationally recognized design leaders to campus for engagement with students and faculty.
Ashleigh Axios, former cre
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