RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, July 17 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * $2.7 Million in Grants Awarded to ATU SSS Programs Arkansas Tech University has earned more than $2.7 million in anticipated grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education to continue two TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) programs on its Russellville campus through August 2030. The grant funding will allow ATU to continue the SSS program it has offered on its Russellville campus since 2010 and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Joins Capito, Colleagues to Advocate for Critical Education Funding * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), joined by eight of their Republican colleagues, sent a letter to White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, advocating for the release of anticipated education formula funding. Specifically, Boozman and colleag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman-Led Bill to Deliver Investments to Natural State Veterans and Servicemembers Advanced by Senate Appropriations Committee * Senator Boozman Delivers Opening Remarks Ahead of Committee Passage WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following sta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill Commends Passage of Landmark Digital Asset Bills Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the CLARITY Act, GENIUS Act, and Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act. House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statements: On the CLARITY Act, which passed 294 to 134: "Today, t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Approves Womack's FY26 Appropriations Act to Strengthen Transportation and Housing Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 17, 2025... Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was reported favorably by the Committee to the full House by a vote of 35-28. T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Intel Chairs Cotton and Crawford to Gabbard: Review Intelligence Sharing with Spain * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 July 17, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Congressman Rick Crawford (Arkansas-01), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today sent a letter more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Intel Chairs Crawford & Cotton Encourage DNI Gabbard to Review Intelligence Sharing with Spain House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) today sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard r more PR

MELBOURNE, Florida, July 18 -- L3Harris Technologies, a technology company, defense contractor and information technology services provider, issued the following news release: * * * L3Harris to Expand Solid Rocket Motor Production in Arkansas * CAMDEN, Ark. July 17, 2025 -- L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders have announced plans to construct an extensive large solid rocket motor (LSRM) production campus at the company's site in Camden. L3Harris is in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concerning the proposed reissuance of 56 Nationwide Permits (NWPs) and the introduction of an additional permit. This initiative, presented on June 18, 2025, has prompted Southwestern to express its concerns, given its integral role in managing hydroelectric power generated from multiple projects within the jurisdiction of the Corps. Operating und more ST

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 18 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Sandra and Robert Connor Give $300,000 to Create Distinguished Scholarship in College of Medicine By Andrew Vogler The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $300,000 gift from Sandra and Robert Connor to create the Sandra and Robert C. Connor Distinguished Endowed Scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine. The gift was made in recognition of th more PR

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, July 18 -- Walmart issued the following news: * * * Walmart's U.S. Supply Chain Playbook Goes Global -- and It's Reinventing Retail at Scale Key Insights * Walmart's global supply chain is being reengineered with real-time AI and automation. These intelligent systems are already live across markets like Costa Rica, Mexico and Canada, predicting demand, rerouting inventory, reducing waste and simplifying work for associates. * Proven U.S. technologies are now rolling o more PR