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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for 2026-03-25 ( 11 items )  
Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up for farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up for farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Iowa and 22 other states supporting a challenge to a Massachusetts law that bans the sale, and even transportation, of any pork that was produced in violation of Massachusetts hog housing space requirements. In their friend-of-the-court brief, t more PR

Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Fight for Pork Producers at the United States Supreme Court (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Fight for Pork Producers at the United States Supreme Court * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading 24 states in a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to rule that Massachusetts's radical pork ban is unconstitutional. Massachusetts's "Question 3" pork ban prevents other states from selling pork in or transporting through Massachus more PR

Entergy Arkansas fuels girls' STEM success (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 24 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Arkansas fuels girls' STEM success Entergy Arkansas is helping power more than just homes and businesses, it's helping power the future of young women across South Arkansas through its continued partnership with the Girls Learning About Math and Science (GLAMS) program. Since 2018, Entergy Arkansas has played a vital role in supporting GLAMS, a one-day conference that introduce more PR

FEMA Provides More Than $6.7 Million in Funding to Support Disaster Survivors in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Provides More Than $6.7 Million in Funding to Support Disaster Survivors in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas DENTON, Texas - FEMA has approved more than $6.7 million in funding to support state-managed recovery programs as a result of multiple disasters declared in 2024 and 2025. These funds directly support individuals, families and communities in F more PR

House Intelligence Committee Votes to Release Transcripts From 2019 Hearing With Former ICIG Michael Atkinson (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * House Intelligence Committee Votes to Release Transcripts from 2019 Hearing with Former ICIG Michael Atkinson Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a business meeting to consider multiple Committee actions. During the business meeting, the Committee voted in favor of releasing two transcr more PR

IRS: Time is Running Out to Claim $1.2 Billion in Refunds for Tax Year 2022 (10)
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * Time is running out to claim $1.2 billion in refunds for tax year 2022; taxpayers face April 15 deadline The Internal Revenue Service today announced that over 1.3 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2022 and face an April 15 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates that approximately $1.2 billion in refunds remains unclaimed fo more PR

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Brown Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Stanley L. Brown, principal deputy assistant secretary of State for political-military affairs, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Reforming America's Defense Sales": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Trump Administration's comprehensive reform of the United States foreign arms transfer s more PR

Provost Leads Effort in Shellam Flake Planetarium Seat Sponsorship Program (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 24 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * Provost Leads Effort in Shellam Flake Planetarium Seat Sponsorship Program * Before phase two construction begins, UA Little Rock Provost Ann Bain has already picked out her seats, becoming the first to invest in the Shellam Flake Planetarium's new seats. She's sponsoring two in honor of her grandchildren, Sadie and Henry, making the project personal long before the doors open. more PR

Sanders' Statement on the Passing of State Representative Stan Berry (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 24 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders' Statement on the Passing of State Representative Stan Berry * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released the following statement on the passing of State Representative Stan Berry (District 44). "Bryan and I send our deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of Representative Stan Berry. Stan was a solid conservative, a patriotic vet more PR

UA Little Rock Hosts Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen: Thinking, Work, and Creativity in the Age of AI (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 24 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Hosts Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen: Thinking, Work, and Creativity in the Age of AI * Artificial intelligence is reshaping the way we think, work and create, and UA Little Rock is bringing that conversation directly to our community. Acclaimed scholar Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen will speak on AI, creativity, and the future of work in his free public talk, Thinking, Work, an more PR

UCA Awarded IDEAS Grant to Increase Study Abroad Capacity (10)
CONWAY, Arkansas, March 25 -- The University of Central Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UCA awarded IDEAS grant to increase study abroad capacity New lower-cost study abroad programs planned for Canada, Mexico * The University of Central Arkansas has been awarded a $35,000 IDEAS Program grant through the U.S. Department of State for "Stepping Stones Abroad: Accessible Arts-Based Approaches for Mental Health and Wellbeing in North America," which seeks to grow study abroad particip more PR