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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for 2025-05-30 ( 16 items )  
Arkansas State University-Beebe: Burrow Family Legacy Lives on Through Endowed Scholarship (10)
BEEBE, Arkansas, May 29 -- Arkansas State University-Beebe issued the following news: * * * Burrow Family Legacy Lives on Through Endowed Scholarship Arkansas State University-Beebe and Todd and Lee Ann Burrow have officially endowed the Millan and Kathryn Burrow Leadership Scholarship, ensuring ongoing financial support for students through a generous contribution from the Burrow's. A special signing ceremony was held to commemorate the establishment of this scholarship. Named in memory of  more PR

Arkansas Tech Earns Extension of AACSB Accreditation (10)
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, May 29 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Arkansas Tech Earns Extension of AACSB Accreditation The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has announced that the Arkansas Tech University LeMoyne Smith School of Business has extended its AACSB International accreditation. AACSB first accredited the degree programs in business at Arkansas Tech in 2000. The most recent AACSB review has yielded reaffirmation of the accredita more PR

Boozman, Cotton, Westerman to Driscoll: Army Must Analyze Pine Bluff's Potential to Address Munitions Shortage (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Cotton, Westerman to Driscoll: Army Must Analyze Pine Bluff's Potential to Address Munitions Shortage WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04) followed up an initial push in support of Pine Bluff Arsenal's long-term outlook with new requests for Secretary of the U.S. Army Dan Driscoll to provide detailed plans for the future  more PR

Chairman Hill Unveils Bipartisan Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill Unveils Bipartisan Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-AR) today introduced the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, which would establish a regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman G. more PR

Congressional Delegation Visits Taiwan, Standing Up to the People's Republic of China (10)
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Congressional Delegation Visits Taiwan, Standing Up to the People's Republic of China This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) to Taiwan. Upon departure, Westerman released the following statement: "We will never yield to foreign aggressors more PR

Cotton, Boozman, and Westerman to Driscoll: Army Must Analyze Pine Bluff's Potential to Address our Munitions Shortage (10)
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Boozman, and Westerman to Driscoll: Army Must Analyze Pine Bluff's Potential to Address our Munitions Shortage Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 28, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressman Bruce Westerman (Arkansas-04) today sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, asking for the detailed plan fo more PR

Inside Walmart's Strategy for Building an Agentic Future (10)
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, May 30 -- Walmart issued the following news: * * * Inside Walmart's Strategy for Building an Agentic Future By Hari Vasudev, Chief Technology Officer, Walmart U.S. Key Insights * Walmart is developing purpose-built agentic AI tools tailored to retail-specific tasks, using its own data and LLMs to drive real business impact across customer experience and operations. * As personal shopping agents emerge, Walmart is evolving its infrastructure and marketing to support m more PR

REP. French Hill Introduces Bipartisan Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * REP. French Hill Introduces Bipartisan Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, today introduced the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, which would establish a regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PA), House Majo more PR

SEC Network Kicks Off Comprehensive 2025 College Football Slate on Aug. 28 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * SEC Network Kicks Off Comprehensive 2025 College Football Slate on Aug. 28 The countdown to the 2025 college football season is underway and SEC Network (SECN) kicks off its 12th college football season in CoMo on Thursday, Aug. 28 as Missouri hosts Central Arkansas at 7:30 p.m. ET. SECN's season opener is one of 35 matchups featuring Southeastern Conference teams across more PR

TONIGHT: Winsome Earle-Sears to Fundraise Alongside Extreme Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, May 29 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * TONIGHT: Winsome Earle-Sears to Fundraise Alongside Extreme Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders # Sears and Huckabee Sanders share an extreme record attacking reproductive rights and supporting abortion bans VIRGINIA - Tonight, Winsome Earle-Sears is slated to attend an event in Upperville, Virginia alongside Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who like Sears has an extreme reco more PR

UA Little Rock School of Business Golf Tournament Raises $84K for Student Support (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 30 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock School of Business Golf Tournament Raises $84K for Student Support The UA Little Rock School of Business celebrated a successful day on the greens with its 14th Annual Golf Tournament, held May 19 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock. This year's double shotgun scramble brought together 41 teams and raised more than $84,000 to benefit students in the School of Business. The p more PR

UAMS to Offer Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program, Starting in July (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 29 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS to Offer Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program, Starting in July The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering an online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starting July 16. The MBSR program is a scientifically backed program designed to reduce stress, enhance emotional well-being and improve more PR

UAPB Celebrates 20+ Years of Tobacco Prevention Success in Arkansas (10)
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, May 29 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: * * * UAPB Celebrates 20+ Years of Tobacco Prevention Success in Arkansas The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Tobacco Cessation Program proudly marks twenty-three years of impactful work in tobacco prevention and cessation within Arkansas communities. Since its inception, UAPB Tobacco Cessation has been instrumental in reducing tobacco use and exposure through grassroots advocacy, p more PR

UCA Unveils Thomas C. Courtway Student Recreation Center (10)
CONWAY, Arkansas, May 30 -- The University of Central Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UCA unveils Thomas C. Courtway Student Recreation Center Recognizes former UCA president The University of Central Arkansas hosted an unveiling ceremony to rename the former Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center the Thomas C. Courtway Student Recreation Center. The renaming honors the dedicated service of former UCA President Tom Courtway, who served as the 10th university pres more PR

University of Arkansas-Little Rock: Professor Receives Top Paper Award for Research on Indian Spirituality (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Professor Receives Top Paper Award for Research on Indian Spirituality Dr. Avinash Thombre, professor of applied communication at UA Little Rock, has received the Top Faculty Paper Award from the Spiritual Communication Division of the National Communication Association. "I was pleasantly surprised to receive the Top Faculty Paper Award," Thombre said. "When I presented it at NCA, everyone was very c more PR

Walmart Is Helping Medicare Advantage Customers Seamlessly Use Their Supplemental Health Benefits for Everyday Wellness Purchases (10)
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, May 29 -- Walmart issued the following news: * * * Walmart Is Helping Medicare Advantage Customers Seamlessly Use Their Supplemental Health Benefits for Everyday Wellness Purchases Key Insights * New online badging across thousands of eligible products makes it easier for customers to shop with their health plan. * The retailer is also launching Walmart Everyday Health Signals, a platform for benefit providers to digitally integrate with Walmart, bringing AI-enabled g more PR