WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Alliance for Justice issued the following statement by President Nan Aron after the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Lee Rudofsky, President Trump's nominee for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas: "Lee Rudofsky did nothing today to reassure Arkansans that he can be a fair and impartial judge who will uphold their rights. "He refused to back away from anti-reproductive rights stances he has taken. "He reversed hi  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Alliance for Justice issued the following statement by President Nan Aron on the record of Lee Rudofsky, President Trump's nominee for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas: "Lee Rudofsky exemplifies the very young, very partisan lawyers the Trump Administration seeks for lifetime judicial appointments. "He has dedicated his career to attacking reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, rights for women, workers' rights and environmental prot  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 1 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: While Arkansas has seen improvement in two important cancer-fighting policies, there is still work to be done prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Arkansas measured up to policy recommendations in in just two of the e  more

MANASQUAN, New Jersey, Aug. 1 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release, dated July 29: * * * - Modernizes NCOIL Model Law First Adopted in 1995 * * * The NCOIL Financial Services and Multi-Lines Committee amended and re-adopted the Insurance Fraud Model Act at the recently concluded 2019 NCOIL Summer Meeting in Newport Beach, CA. The amendments were sponsored by Arkansas Senator Jason Rapert, NCOIL Immediate Past President. "Insurance Fraud is a   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * - National Council on Electricity Policy Welcomes North Carolina Utilities Commissioner Brown-Bland as New Vice President * * * The National Council on Electricity Policy--the nation's only stakeholder organization that supports all state-level decision-makers involved in electricity policy--elected Commissioner ToNola Brown-Bland, of the North Carolina Utilities Commis  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: The National Governors Association (NGA) has announced its Spouses Leadership Committee members for 2019-20. Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan will assume the role of chair of the Spouses Leadership Committee, and Hawai'i First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige will serve as vice chair. Other members are: Susan Hutchinson, First Lady of Arkansas; Donna Edwards, First Lady of Louisiana; Lauren Baker, First Lady of Massa  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news release: A federal judge has once again vacated the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' approval of a section 1115 Medicaid waiver project that would drastically cut Medicaid coverage, this time in New Hampshire. As in a handful of other states, the federal government had given New Hampshire permission to condition Medicaid coverage on work requirements and to eliminate 3-months' retroactive coverage. "In  more

STUTTGART, Arkansas, Aug. 2 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news: USA Rice staff traveled across the better part of the Grand Prairie rice growing region in Arkansas this week attending a conference, grower meetings, and a field day. The Southern Region Legislative Conference coordinated by southern state Farm Bureaus was hosted this year by Arkansas Farm Bureau in Little Rock. The conference focused on legislative and regulatory issues with implications for agriculture at both the  more