PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 14 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * #UAPBMensTrack&Field: Gregory Clerkly Named to the 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team * At the intersection of excellence, service, and leadership stands Gregory Clerkley, a college junior standout for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Men's Track and Field program whose impact reaches far beyond the track. Clerkley, affectionately known as Keshawn, was selected as a nominee for the Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Winter), more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * American Farm Bureau Establishes 2026 Policies New Grassroots Leaders Also Elected * Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation's 107th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization's work in 2026. Key topics ranged from labor to animal health to risk management. For the fourth year, delegates were polled during the voting session regarding their farms. The results show almos more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Chairman Hill, Rep. Salazar Provisions Pass House as Part of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill Today, the House passed the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act that included key provisions led by House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Senators to Wright: Ban Chinese Nationals from American Laboratories * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 13, 2026 Washington, D.C. -Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senate Energy and National Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), along with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Todd Youn more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee Reviews FinTech Innovations and Regulations Yesterday, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, led by Chair Bryan Steil (WI-01), examined the current financial technology landscape and how these products fit within the U.S. financial more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 13 -- Hampshire College posted the following news: * * * Hampshire Student Beau Guenther 23S Balances Competitive Bike Racing, Art, and Photography * We talked to Beau about what brought him to Hampshire, how the College has enabled him to merge his passions into related projects, and the specific kind of biking he's so excited about. Please describe the type of bike racing in which you compete. I've raced a lot of different bikes within a lot of different disciplines, but cyclocross has always been my centr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Lee, Senators to Wright: Ban Chinese Nationals from American Laboratories Senate Energy and National Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Todd Young (R-India more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 14 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * March 6 Deadline to Register for Scholars Symposium * Arkansas Tech University undergraduate and graduate students are invited to present the results of their inquiry into topics of interest and their creative pursuits during the 2026 ATU Scholars Symposium on Thursday, April 9. The deadline for students to apply to present is Friday, March 6. Details and the application form are available at www.atu.edu/orgs/gradcollege/symposium.php. Students  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * National Security, Illicit finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee Reviews CFIUS Operations Today, members examined how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is using its authority under the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), to review certain foreign investments to make sure they don't threaten U.S. national more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- A POOR CASE FOR MANDATORY APP STORE AGE VERIFICATION - A report from Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies - January 2026 (11 pages) - Authored by Lawrence J. Spiwak * * * Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies released Policy Bulletin No. 81, arguing that proposed federal legislation mandating smartphone app stores to verify all users' ages violates the First Amendment. The report critiques bills like the App Store Accountability Act (S. 1586) and App more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release: * * * St. Louis Fed Releases Beige Book The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released its portion of the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, published today. The local report summarizes economic conditions for the Eighth District, which is based in St. Louis and covers all of Arkansas and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. View the St. Louis Fed's most recent Beige Book (https://www.stlouisfed.or more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 14 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * Taylor Foundation Makes $25K Gift to JLC By Larry Isch The Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, Inc., has made a $25,000 gift to support the Jones Learning Center at University of the Ozarks. The one-time grant will be used for program services in the JLC. Established on the U of O campus in 1971, the JLC offers a comprehensive program designed to offer academic support to students who are intellectually capable of obtaining a college deg more PR

TUCKER, Georgia, Jan. 15 -- The USPOULTRY Foundation issued the following news release: * * * USPOULTRY Foundation Sponsors National FFA Poultry Evaluation and Food Science and Technology Career Development Event Students to 2026 IPPE The top 10 teams from the National FFA Poultry Evaluation and Food Science and Technology Career Development Events (CDEs) have been invited to attend the International Poultry Expo, which is part of the 2026 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). This invitation reflects the USPOULTRY Foundation's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * WESTERMAN, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE JUVENILE SENTENCING REFORM LEGISLATION * Today, Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04) and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) introduced the Sara's Law and the Preventing Unfair Sentencing Act of 2026. This bill gives federal judges more discretion when sentencing juveniles and will allow for children, who have been the victims of abuse, to have a second chance to succeed. The lawmakers issued the follow more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Votes for Full-Year Spending Package to Fund Departments of State, Treasury, and More * WASHINGTON, D.C. -January 14, 2026... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted in support of the Financial Services and General Government and the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026. The two-bill package provides full-year funding for the Departments of State and Treasury, as well as the Federal Commu more PR