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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Sunday May 24, 2020 ( 4 items )  

Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce & Associated Industries of Arkansas: Summary of Gov. Hutchinson's May 19 COVID-19 Press Conference
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 20 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release on May 19: Governor Hutchinson opened today's press conference with a brief recap of his visit to Forrest City yesterday, which had the largest single day of testing in the state on Saturday at 550. So far, 500 results have come in and only 32 were positive. Yesterday, we had 4,813 positive COVID-19 cases and today we have 110 more for a total of 4,923. On  more

Location Matters Most in 2020 U.S. Rice Crop Progress
MOUNTAIN HOME, Texas, May 22 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news: According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service Information (NASS) as of Sunday, May 17, the following percentages of the U.S. rice crop were planted-emerged: Arkansas (76-58), California (88-25), Louisiana (91-86), Mississippi (76-49), Missouri (60-46), and (Texas (97-92). The rice areas of California, Texas, and southwest Louisiana have had excellent planting condi  more

Military Officers Association: These 20 VA Facilities Have Restarted Some Non-COVID-19 Services
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: Twenty VA facilities in 19 states began offering "select health care services" May 18 - procedures and appointments that had been discontinued as part of the department's COVID-19 response. Veterans seeking care at the following sites should contact their provider or the facility to find out which services will be offered: * Arkansas: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (HCS) * Arizona: VA S  more

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Changes October In-Person Conference Into Virtual
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 22 -- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization issued the following news release: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has announced that the in-person 2020 Interdisciplinary Conference (IDC) that was scheduled for October 12-14 in Little Rock, Arkansas will not be held as originally designed. NHPCO will instead deliver a Virtual Interdisciplinary Conference that will take place over a three-week perio  more