COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 9 -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * AEP Ohio Proposes to Decrease Electric Rates for Customers in Settlement AEP Ohio today filed an agreement at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to decrease electricity distribution rates for its customers. The settlement, which must be approved by the PUCO, would decrease distribution rates by $58.7 million overall. The average AEP Ohio residential cust more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas agrees that racial quota in Ethics Commission appointments is unconstitutional * Little Rock, Arkansas; January 8, 2026: An Arkansas scholar agreed to end his lawsuit against the state's Ethics Commission after the state agreed to abandon using a racial quota in its appointment of members to the Commission. Jay Greene, along with Arkansas officials, has asked more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson condemns support for Hamas terrorists * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 25-state friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to hold organizations that materially support Hamas accountable. "On October 7, 2023, Hamas perpetrated a terrorist attack against Israel that became the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on House's Failed Veto Override Vote * Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the House failed to override President Trump's veto of the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act: "With their vote to uphold President Trump's veto of the Finish the AVC Act, House Republicans abandoned rural Colorado and denied tens of thousand more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Introducing Bicameral Legislation to Deport and Denaturalize Fraudsters Following Minnesota Somali Schemes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Fraud Accountability Act, which would explicitly add fraud as a deportable offense under the Immigration and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces March 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in four eastern states * FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 12, 2026, to offer eight oil and gas parcels totaling 506 acres in Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, and Mississippi. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels July 2025 and held a p more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Blytheville Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine Defendant also convicted for possessing an unregistered firearm. * Lyonel Smith will spend the next 10 years in federal prison after convictions for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of an unregistered firearm. Jon more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Blackburn Lead Colleagues in Introducing Bicameral Legislation to Deport and Denaturalize Fraudsters Following Minnesota Somali Schemes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced the House of Representative's companion to U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn's (R-TN) Fraud Accountability Act, which would explicitly add fraud as a deportable offense under the Immigrati more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Votes in Favor of Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026 * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) voted in favor of H.R. 6983, a three-bill funding package covering the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment appropriati more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Introduces Bill to Lower Energy Costs for Arkansans * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 8, 2026 Washington, DC Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday introduced legislation to accelerate American energy innovation while also lowering energy costs for Arkansans. The DATA Act of 2026 will eliminate outdated federal regulations and enable manufacturers, data centers, and other more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Statement on Confirmation of Intel Nominees * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 7, 2026 Washington, D.C. Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement after the confirmation of Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Senate Intelligence Committee has now confirmed eve more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 8 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Fall 2025 Chancellor's List, Honor Roll at ATU-Ozark * Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has announced its Chancellor's List and Honor Roll for the fall 2025 semester. The ATU-Ozark Campus Chancellor's List recognizes students who complete a semester with a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), while the ATU-Ozark Campus Honor Roll honors students who complete a semester with a GPA between 3.5-3.9. A more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Statement Following Congressional Vote on Arkansas Valley Conduit * DENVER Today, Governor Jared Polis expressed disappointment in Congress for failing to override President Trump's veto and blocking continued progress on the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a long-delayed project critical to ensuring thousands of families in southeastern Colorado have access to safe, reliable drinking w more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Statement on Failed House Vote to Override President's Veto of His Finish the AVC Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after the House of Representatives failed to overturn President Trump's veto of his Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Act. " This is Washington at its worst. Every single U.S. House member supported this more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet in MS NOW Op-ed: "It's Southeast Colorado Today... Your Community Tomorrow" * Senators: "With one stroke of a pen, [Trump] denied clean drinking water to 50,000 Americans in rural southeast Colorado." House will take up vote today to override Trump's veto of Hickenlooper and Bennet's bipartisan Arkansas Valley Conduit legislation In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Joh more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Bennet, Hickenlooper Slam Trump's Veto of Their Bipartisan Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act * Senators: "With one stroke of a pen, [Trump] denied clean drinking water to 50,000 Americans in rural southeast Colorado." House will take up vote today to override Trump's veto of Bennet and Hickenlooper's bipartisan Arkansas Valley Conduit legislation Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S.  more PR

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 9 -- Walmart issued the following news: * * * New Year, New You: Walmart Launches Better Care Services and Rolls Back Prices on 1,000+ Wellness Essentials Walmart is starting the new year by making healthcare easier and more affordable with the launch of Better Care Services. This one-stop digital destination is designed to help empower millions of customers to take control of their health journeys with ease, transparency and confidence. "We know that when heath c more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 8 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Social House Vodka Partners with UAPB to Power the Gold Standard Campaign Benefiting Student-Athletes * Social House Vodka today announced a new partnership with The Gold Standard, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and official charitable partner of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), to launch 1873 Gold Standard, a purpose-driven annual campaign designed to support UAPB st more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 8 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB December 2025 Grads Celebrate Career Success with Job Offers * Graduating seniors from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) are stepping confidently into the workforce after receiving full-time job offers through the support of UAPB's Office of Career Services. Each student highlighted below also participated in the university's Fall 2025 Commencement in December, marking more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, Jan. 9 -- The University of Central Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UCA receives second grant to support Community Development Pipeline Funding supports training, technical assistance for communities, leaders in Northwest Arkansas * The University of Central Arkansas Center for Community and Economic Development has received a three-year grant for $525,361 from the Walton Family Foundation to support the creation of a second Community Development Pipeline (CD Pip more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 8 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Update on Ferguson Student Union Project at ATU * Arkansas Tech University is continuing to make progress toward the opening of Ferguson Student Union. Drew Dickey, ATU director of facilities management, reports that the construction fence surrounding the building will be taken down on Monday, Jan. 19. The new 123-space parking lot on the south side of Ferguson Student Union will be available for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Votes for Full-Year Spending Package to Fund Departments of Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior, and More * WASHINGTON, D.C.January 8, 2026... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted in support of the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. The three-bill package provides full-year funding for the Departments of Comm more PR