SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 19 attorneys general in a letter to U.S. Senate leaders, urging their legislative body "to promptly pass the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act)." The letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was led by the State of Arkansas. On June 5, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton introduced this bill (S. 4484), following suc more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 11 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 14-state coalition in a brief defending Arkansas's law preventing indoctrination in K-12 schools. In May, a federal court partially blocked an Arkansas law that bans indoctrination in schools. The law does not prevent teachers from instructing on any ideas or theories, but it does prevent schools from punishing kids for not accepting t more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 11 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Eligible customers may apply online starting this week * * * Entergy Arkansas customers who need help paying their summer energy bills can apply now for up to $475 through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) on a first come, first served basis.The program's application period opens July 8 and runs through Sept. 30 or until funds are expended. LIHEAP is funded through several federal program more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, July 11 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch Dr. Chris Hall, assistant professor of English at University of the Ozarks, presented research in progress this summer at the Derrida Today conference held in Athens, Greece, June 10-14. The conference is a biennial gathering of scholars writing on the work of philosopher Jacques Derrida and the theory of deconstruction. Hall's paper, titled "Oikonomia, Geschlecht, and the Zone of Ethics,"  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 11 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: On Wednesday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined Secretary Shea Lewis, Secretary Renee Mallory and Office of Outdoor Recreation Director Katherine Andrews to present $500,000 in Outdoor Recreation Grants to projects in seven counties across the state. The Sanders Administration revived Great Strides after the program went dormant in 2017, fulfilling one of the recom more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, July 11 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) was one of six institutions accepted into the Higher Learning Commission's (HLC) Student Success Academy, a structured, mentor-facilitated multi-year program aimed at evaluating and improving institutional factors that affect student success. The HLC is an institutional accreditor for degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the U more PR