WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: * * * 15 Jurisdictions Commit to ACF Effort to Close Foster Home Gap - A Home for Every Child The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced that 14 states and the District of Columbia have joined A Home for Every Child, a bipartisan initiative to increase the number of licensed foster homes relative to children in care. The more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 16, 2026, by Jack Baum: * * * Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Pushes Arkansas Forward With Another Round of Income Tax Cuts Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has once again made it clear that her priority is putting more money back in the pockets of Arkansas families. By calling for yet another round of income tax cuts, what will be the fourth cut since taking office, Sanders is continuing to push Arkansas toward a more competitive, pro-growth ta more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights against the rise of the administrative state * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief pushing back against burdensome regulations on national markets and the rise of the administrative state. The brief was filed in support of a challenge to a 2020 federal statute requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a massive more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, April 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Chickasaw Cultural Center presents National Library Week * The Chickasaw Cultural Center will celebrate National Library Week at the Holisso: The Center for Study of Chickasaw History and Culture (Holisso) from April 21-25. Library-themed activities will be taking place within the Holisso. These will include giveaways, author readings and chances to win a Chickasaw Press gift basket. Andrea L. Rogers will more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Advances Boozman-Backed Legislation to Strengthen Airport Security * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) praised passage of the Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety (SAFEGUARDS) Act by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The legislation, which he introduced alongside Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Michael Bennet (D more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, April 17 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * Hendrix College remakes liberal arts education with career-readiness strategy Hendrix College today announced a comprehensive initiative to incorporate career preparation throughout its undergraduate liberal arts curriculum, introducing a semester-long workforce experience for all students in a generational advancement for the 150-year-old institution. Via Hendrix positions the school as the only college or university in Arkansas, and the only liberal art more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-573) on the Restoring the Secondary Trading Market Act (H.R. 7127). The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on March 25, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7127, the Restoring the Secondary Trading Market Act, was introduced on January 16, 2026, by Republican Representative Dan Meuser (PA-09). H.R. 7127 amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt off-exchange secondary trading from state regulation for issuers tha more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-583) on a bill (H.R. 4463), which aims to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on April 2, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 4463 is to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993. Background and Need for Legislation The Catawba Indian Nation is located by the  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-582) on the Benton Mackaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 2768). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on April 2, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 2768 is to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail. Background and Need for Leg more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-580) on a bill (H.R. 1352), which aims to designate the Gen. George C. Marshall House in Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on April 2, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 1352 is to designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-581) on the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act (H.R. 2252). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on April 2, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2252 is to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes. BACKGROUND AND NEED FO more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-584) on the Star-Spangled Summit Act (H.R. 4684). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on April 2, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 4684 is to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit with respect to the maintaining of a flagpole bearing the flag of the United States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah, and for other purposes. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-585) on a bill (H.R. 5682), which aims to take certain land in California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on April 2, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 5682 is to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISL more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-579) on the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act (H.R. 41). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on April 2, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 41 is to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. Background and Ne more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, from an April 17, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum, and esteemed members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the 435,000 Soldiers, Airmen, and civilian teammates of the National Guard. I also want to thank SEA Raines, the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard, for his couns more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Grills RFK Jr. For Cuts to Life-Saving Medical Research at Committee Hearing on Proposed HHS Budget * Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva questioned Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr during a hearing of the House Education and Workforce Committee on the proposed FY27 HHS budget. A transcript of her line of questioning is included, in part, below: Rep Grijalva: Tha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Tennessee Businesses, Nonprofits, and Residents Affected by the Severe Winter Storm * WASHINGTON -In response to an Presidential disaster declaration issued April 10, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest disaster loans for Tennessee businesses, nonprofits, and residents affected by severe winter storms occurring Jan. 22 - 27. The  more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, April 17 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Students Earn Top Honors at 1890 Research Symposium * Students from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences (UAPB-SAFHS) earned top honors at the Association of 1890 Research Directors Biennial Research Symposium. Humphrey Wanjala, a graduate student in the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, received first place in the graduate student poster presentation category for O more PR