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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for 2025-10-29 ( 7 items ) | 
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 Arkansas State University: Sociology and Criminology Association to Host West Memphis Three Panel Discussion (10) 
JONESBORO, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news:
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Sociology and Criminology Association to Host West Memphis Three Panel Discussion
A panel discussion presented by the Sociology and Criminology Association (SCA) will be held on campus at Arkansas State University from 2 until 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, in the auditorium of Reng Student Union. 
The panel will include attorneys who defended the three men known as the West Memphis Three. 
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Cotton, Barr to Duffy: Minimally Trained Commercial Drivers Threaten Safety of Arkansans (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Cotton, Barr to Duffy: Minimally Trained Commercial Drivers Threaten Safety of Arkansans
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Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353  
October 28, 2025 
Washington, D.C. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Andy Barr (Kentucky-06) today sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy urging an investigation into the growing number of Commercial Driver's License (CDL) mills. CDL mill more PR 
 
Delta Center and A-State Launch NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy (10) 
JONESBORO, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news:
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Delta Center and A-State Launch NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy
Arkansas State University's Delta Center for Economic Development and the College of Liberal Arts and Communication announced today the launch of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy, a six-session program designed to build practical skills, foster collaboration and strengthen leadership capacity across more PR 
 
OHSU first in nation to use new, incisionless surgery to treat Parkinson's (10) 
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 28 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news:
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OHSU first in nation to use new, incisionless surgery to treat Parkinson's
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Barely an hour after being wheeled into a clinical space at Oregon Health & Science University on Aug. 27, an Arkansas woman emerged with vastly improved symptoms of the Parkinson's disease that had plagued her for the past seven years. 
The procedure involved a type of brain surgery with no incisions at all. 
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UA Little Rock Receives $25,000 Gift From James and Carol Hendren to Support Enduring Opportunity Scholarship (10) 
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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UA Little Rock Receives $25,000 Gift from James and Carol Hendren to Support Enduring Opportunity Scholarship
By Justin Bates
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a generous $25,000 gift from James and Carol Hendren to support the university's Enduring Opportunity Scholarship Program.
The new fund is named the Carol and James Hendren Enduring Opportunity Endowed Scholarship. It su more PR 
 
UAPB Students Encourage Study Abroad Experiences to Strengthen Foreign Language Skills and Cross-Cultural Competency (10) 
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news:
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UAPB Students Encourage Study Abroad Experiences to Strengthen Foreign Language Skills and Cross-Cultural Competency
Five University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) students recently returned from a study abroad program in the Central American country of Costa Rica, according to John Peterson, instructor of Spanish at UAPB. Organized by the UAPB Office of International Programs and Stud more PR 
 
Wynne Economic Development Corporation completes Entergy Arkansas 'Select Site' recertification for Wynne Highway 1 site (10) 
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release:
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Wynne Economic Development Corporation completes Entergy Arkansas 'Select Site' recertification for Wynne Highway 1 site
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Wynne Economic Development Corporation, in partnership with Entergy Arkansas, has announced the completed recertification of the 37.5-acre Wynne Highway 1 Select Site through Entergy Arkansas's Select Site certification program. 
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