LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 8 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release on April 7: The Governor opened his press conference by giving special thanks to childcare workers in the state who are assisting our healthcare workers, first responders and essential businesses. There were 875 cases yesterday with 74 patients hospitalized and 16 deaths. Today, 71 more cases were reported for a total of 946 with 2 new deaths reported for  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), along with The Promise of Justice Initiative, Southern Center for Human Rights, Mississippi Center for Justice, SPLC Action Fund, Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Forward Justice, ACLU of South Carolina, and Arkansas Civil Liberties Union, issued a Demand for Immediate Action for Southern government officials to implement d  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called on the Arkansas General Assembly to develop and pass a hate crime law after a Buddhist temple in Fort Smith, Ark., was vandalized. When police arrived, there was reportedly a man with a hammer smashing a statue. Three statues of Buddha were destroyed with the damage estima  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 9 -- The Independent Community Bankers of America issued the following news release: The Independent Community Bankers of America(R) (ICBA) and The Venture Center, in partnership with the State of Arkansas, hosted the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Virtual Demo Day, for its second cohort. The program drives community bank innovation through the introduction of high-tech, high-touch solutions aimed at enhancing customer experiences. ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator participan  more