PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 29 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * 37th SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC SET FOR 2ND SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER 2026 * Memphis, TN.- The Southern Heritage Classic, one of the nation's premier HBCU Classics, will return to its historic calendar time slot, the second Saturday in September - Sept. 12, 2026, at 6 p.m. - with a rematch of last year's exciting SWAC contest featuring the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and Alco more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-AR Announces First State House Endorsements of 2026 * LITTLE ROCK, AR- Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas (AFP-AR) today announced its first endorsements of the year for the Arkansas House of Representatives. These endorsements highlight AFP-AR's ongoing commitment to supporting principled leaders who prioritize limited government, economic freedom, and policies that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship * America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of twelve U.S. Senators and sixteen U.S. Representatives -led by Senat more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Jan. 29 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: * * * Physical Therapist Assistant Student Has Perfect Score on National Exam Dillinger Carr, a recent graduate of the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) physical therapist assistant (PTA) program, scored a perfect 800 on the National Physical Therapy Exam. * Practice makes perfect, the old saying goes, and no one knows that better than Dillinger Carr, a physical therapy student at Arkansas State University more PR

LOWELL, Arkansas, Jan. 30 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news: * * * Arvest Opportunity Fund Awarded $70 million in Tax Credits to Support Community Projects The Arvest Opportunity Fund, a wholly owned non-bank subsidiary of Arvest Bank, was awarded an allocation of $70 million of New Market Tax Credits (NMTCs). The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced the award as part of a record $10 billion distribution. The Arvest Opportunity Fund was a first-time applicant and one of  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson continues support for President Trump's birthright citizenship policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today he has joined a friend-of-the-court brief with a coalition of 26 attorneys general in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an execut more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Backs Commonsense Permitting Reform, Cites Arkansas Leadership * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, highlighted Arkansas's leadership in streamlining energy regulation and urged passage of national policies to improve the federal environmental review process at a hearing with industry experts on Wednesday. "With Chairma more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Leads Ag Committee in Advancing Crypto Market Structure Legislation Under the leadership of U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR), the committee advanced the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act, legislation that would provide new authority to the Commodity Futures Tradi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Joins Brief Supporting Associations' Standing to Challenge Laws Restricting Online Speech * Washington - The Computer & Communication Industry Association has joined an amicus brief along with TechNet and SIIA supporting NetChoice's standing to challenge the Arkansas Social Media Safety Act as a violation of the First Amendment. The brief t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Chairmen Hill, Thompson Release Statement as Senate Agriculture Committee Passes a Market Structure Bill Today, House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Statement on Pine Bluff Arsenal Investment * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 28, 2026 Washington, D.C. -Today, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), released the following statement about the U.S. Army awarding a landmark enhanced use lease to Hanwha Defense USA at Pine Buff Arsenal: "I'm pleased to have worked with Secretary Hegseth, Governor Sanders, and our congressional de more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Leads Historic, Nationwide Response as Winter Storm Slams 12 States at Once * WASHINGTON \- In one of the most expansive and severe winter weather emergencies in recent history, a powerful storm system simultaneously impacted 12 states, triggering rapid federal action to protect American lives, infrastructure, and communities. At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, Department  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Approves Over $867 Million to Support Recovery in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas DENTON, Texas - Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, FEMA recently approved 546 projects worth more than $867 million in funding to support recovery for disasters in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas for Publ more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Joined by 21 States in Defending Georgia's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes for Prisoners Attorney General Chris Carr is defending Georgia's law that bans taxpayer-funded sex changes for inmates, and now a 21-state coalition has filed a brief supporting his case. "It's absurd that this is even a conversation. Under no circumstance should Georgia taxpayers be forced to cover the co more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following written testimony by Julie Marzouk, principal and founder of Marzouk Evolve Advocacy Consulting, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * I. Introduction Since 2022, the U.S. government has granted hundreds of millions of dol more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Jan. 28, 2026, by senior policy analyst Christina Mojica, drug policy analyst Layal Bou Harfouch and Sephria Reynolds-Tanner, criminal justice and drug policy analyst: * * * A housing-centered harm reduction approach to homelessness and public safety Public safety reform should not be defined by how many arrests are made, but by how many people are safely housed, connected to care, and able to rebuild more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Kennedy Appoints New Chair and Ten New Members to Federal Alzheimer's Advisory Council * WASHINGTON -January 29, 2026 -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today announced the appointment of a new Chair and 10 new public members to the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services. Established in 2011 unde more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Computer Technology] -- TechNet, a network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, issued the following news release: * * * TechNet Innovation Legal Center Defends Trade Associations' Right to Protect User Privacy and Free Speech * TechNet filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in NetChoice v. Griffin, alongside the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and t more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * More than half of transgender youth live in a state with at least one law or policy restricting their rights According to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 53% of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S.--approximately 382,800 young people--live in 29 states with laws or policies that restrict access to gender-affirming care, sports, ba more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 30 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * A Global Lesson in Finance By Larry Isch A two-and-a-half-week study abroad experience over the winter break proved to be transformational for University of the Ozarks junior Carol Yesivel Samaniego Montenegro, opening her eyes to global perspectives that will shape her future career. Samaniego, a finance and marketing major from Panama, participated in a 17-day winter program at Hanyang Universi more PR

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 30 -- Walmart issued the following news: * * * Walmart Boosts Pay Potential for Pharmacy Technicians, Elevates 3,000 Roles Expanded investment in associates will provide new leadership opportunities and higher compensation across nearly 4,600 Walmart pharmacy locations nationwide. Key Insights * Walmart is doubling down on its continuously growing presence in Health & Wellness by investing in the pharmacy associates who deliver exceptional care for our customers  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia leads fight against efforts by climate activists to improperly influence federal judges West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 27 attorneys general calling for the Federal Judicial Center to immediately withdraw an inappropriate new addition to the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence that deals with "climate science. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Members on the Housing for the 21st Century Act The Committee on Financial Services is working to tackle the high cost of living. Last week, the Committee held a hearing with Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner. Members outlined how various provisions of the Committee's Housing more PR