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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for 2025-07-08 ( 6 items )  
Arkansas State University: 'Monsters, Cryptids, and the Monstrous' is Theme for 31st Annual Delta Symposium (10)
JONESBORO, Arkansas, July 7 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: * * * 'Monsters, Cryptids, and the Monstrous' is Theme for 31st Annual Delta Symposium Organizers of the 31st annual Delta Symposium at Arkansas State University have issued a call for papers and presentations. The Department of English, Philosophy and World Languages, the primary sponsor, has selected "Monsters, Cryptids, and the Monstrous" as the theme for the April 8-11, 2026, event. The Delta Symposium, w more PR

Boozman, Cotton Applaud Trump Administration Decision to Uphold 14(c) Program (10)
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Cotton Applaud Trump Administration Decision to Uphold 14(c) Program * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) released the following statement after the Trump administration reversed former President Joe Biden's attempt to overturn section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act: "We applaud the Trump administration's decision to reverse Joe Biden's disastrous  more PR

Chapman Trust Provides $900K for Sciences at U of O (10)
CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, July 8 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * Chapman Trust Provides $900K for Sciences at U of O By Larry Isch University of the Ozarks recently became the beneficiary of more than $900,000 from a trust by the late Mildred Cox Chapman '43. Three endowments related to the science program at Ozarks have been established with the gift, which totaled $908,481. A total of $648,481 will go toward the scholarship endowment in Chapman's name for s more PR

Increased WIC Participation Could Be Key to Improving State Maternal Health Rates, UAMS Researchers Find (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Increased WIC Participation Could Be Key to Improving State Maternal Health Rates, UAMS Researchers Find Expanding awareness of the WIC program and improving access to WIC-approved foods could help boost maternal and infant health in Arkansas, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). According to the Centers for Disease  more PR

Sean Riggin Honors Parents With Endowed Scholarship in Nursing at UA Little Rock (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 8 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Sean Riggin Honors Parents with Endowed Scholarship in Nursing at UA Little Rock By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock surprised longtime supporters Dee and Don Riggin with the announcement of an estate gift from their son, Sean Riggin, to establish an endowed scholarship in nursing in their honor. Though Sean Riggin, a retired healthcare administrator from Florida, could not  more PR

Sen. Boozman Issues Column: Making Arkansas and America Strong, Safe and Prosperous (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column on July 7, 2025: * * * Making Arkansas and America Strong, Safe and Prosperous Our country was at a crossroads last November when the American people headed to the polls to weigh in on which direction we should take. The competing visions represented a clear contrast for voters to consider. Thankfully they were decisive about which path to take -- the pursuit of pro-growth policies, security at our nation more PR