EDGEFIELD, South Carolina, Feb. 29 -- The National Wild Turkey Federation issued the following news release: Thanks to the continued partnership of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Greene County Wildlife Club with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, a small, yet important piece of land inside the boundary of W.E. Brewer Scatter Creek Wildlife Management Area is now part of public hunting opportunities in northeast Arkansas. According to Jason Carbaugh, assistant biologist supervisor   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release on Feb. 25: America's Public Television Stations (APTS) presented the 2020 National Advocacy Award to Marty Ryall, Director of External Relations at Arkansas PBS, for his work in building relationships and support for public broadcasting within the Arkansas congressional delegation and state Legislature. The APTS National Advocacy Award is presented to station leaders who excel in telling the story of  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 27 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: * * * - Little Rock Audubon Center will launch a Solar Learning Lab to provide community education on clean energy * * * Audubon Arkansas is partnering with Scenic Hill Solar to install a new solar facility and "Solar Learning Lab" at the Little Rock Audubon Center (LRAC) that will meet 100% of the center's electricity demand and provide community education opportunities on solar power technology. Las  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture issued the following news release: At the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2020 Winter Policy Conference, NASDA members urged Congress to continue funding the U.S. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) for Fiscal Year 2021. The action item, sponsored by Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner of Agriculture Jewel Bronaugh and Arkansas Secr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture issued the following news release: Today, members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) voted to urge Congress to continue funding for rural broadband access and pledged to unite stakeholders in the broadband space. The action item, sponsored by Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward and Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Jewel Bronaugh, was considered by members as part o  more

NAPLES, Florida, Feb. 26 -- The Foundation for Government Accountability issued the following news: Medicaid expansion has not materially improved the financial health of struggling hospitals, according to new research from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA). In many states that have expanded Medicaid--Arkansas, Kentucky, and Nevada chief among them--hospitals continue to close with more rural hospitals in financial distress than in nearby non-expansion states. An analysis of s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association issued the following statement: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO JC Scott released the following statement on the brief submitted by the State of Arkansas in the United States Supreme Court case Rutledge v. PCMA: "As the process begins, we are confident in the merits of our arguments in this case and look forward to presenting them before the U.S. Supreme Court. "We believe everyone deserv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news release: On Tuesday, former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon hosted a panel with current South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr blocks away from the location of the Democrat presidential debate in Charleston. The attorneys general discussed how the Democrats' lawless agenda is harmful to Americans, es  more