JONESBORO, Arkansas, April 20 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * A-State's New SGA President Seeks to Connect Students to Campus * JONESBORO - Kate Malone is a junior strategic communication major at Arkansas State University, and as of April, she is the new president of the Student Government Association (SGA). "In my freshman year, I came in knowing that I wanted to be involved on campus," said Malone. A native of Germantown, Tenn., Malone is not new to leade more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * GOP Can Further Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump and House and Senate Republicans can further help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains fili more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson continues work to stop illegal Chinese vapes Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a 13-state coalition in a letter asking major credit card networks to stop the sale of illicit e-cigarette products. These products account for almost all the U.S. e-cigarette market, with $11 billion generated in annual retail sales. This makes up more than 80% of  more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 20 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Faculty Members Feted for Focus Days Efforts * Arkansas Tech University faculty members have earned recognition from the ATU Office of Admissions for the roles they played during ATU Focus Days 2026. ATU Focus Days are immersive experiences that provide high school seniors with the opportunity to be an Arkansas Tech student for a day. That includes the opportunity to sit in a class aligned wit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Recognized for Military Family Advocacy * Sen. Boozman addresses the audience upon receiving an award from MOAA for bipartisan leadership on Capitol Hill. WASHINGTON- The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) presented U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) with its 2026 Colonel Arthur T. Matrix Congressional Leadership Award for his bipartisan efforts to advance policies that priori more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Applauds Groton - the Submarine Capital of the World - Ahead of USS IDAHO (SSN 799) Commissioning * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, marked the upcoming commissioning of the USS IDAHO (SSN 799), the 26 th Virginia-class submarine. This Saturday, April 25 th, the U.S. Navy and Electric Boa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on April 15, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity has remained unchanged since our previous report. Employment levels were unchanged and wage growth was moderate. Prices have risen moderately, and several contacts expressed concern about escalating energy costs. Consumer spending has remained unchanged and banking conditions remain steady. Manufacturing activity has increased mo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * First Amendment to Arkansas: You "Cannot Sentence Speech on the Internet to Death by a Thousand Cuts" in NetChoice Court Victory * FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.-Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas issued a preliminary injunction in NetChoice's lawsuit against Arkansas Ac more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 20 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Launches #RazorbackReady2026 Fitness Challenge as Presidential Fitness Test Returns to Arkansas Schools * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, alongside the Arkansas Department of Education, today announced the #RazorbackReady2025 challenge, a statewide initiative to promote the Presidential Fitness Test and encourage healthier, more active life more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * New Report Details Illicit Foreign Donations and Mass Resignations at ActBlue Today, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a joint interim staff report titled, "Fraud on ActBlue, Part II: Illicit Foreign Donations and a Cover more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, April 20 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Amazon issued the following news: * * * Infor and AWS Bring Agentic AI to Manufacturing at Enterprise Scale * Hannover, Germany -April 20, 2026 - Infor, the Industry Cloud Complete company, and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) today announced new and enhanced industry-specific AI agents built natively on AWS, enabling manufacturing and distribution enterprises to deploy industry-specific AI agents that reason, plan, and act acr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * "LET AMERICA BUILD" * Latest Ripon Forum looks at permitting reform, data centers, and an American strategy for global clean energy leadership WASHINGTON DC -With energy costs rising at a time when energy demand is going through the roof, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines steps that should be taken to meet this demand and make energy more affordable for American families an more PR

DALLAS, Texas, April 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * New Affordable Apartments in Austin, Texas, Helped by $2M Grant from FHLB Dallas and Bank OZK * AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 20, 2026-Austin, Texas, residents have new affordable housing options, thanks in part to a $2 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) through member, Bank OZK. The banks joined Austin Housi more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, April 20 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Six A-State Students Selected as Inaugural Freshman to Physician Participants * JONESBORO - Arkansas State University and New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) are announcing the first six students in the newly established Freshman to Physician (F2P) pathway for students to secure early admission to medical school in the first year of college. "We are focused on  more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 21 -- The University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business issued the following news: * * * U of A Startups Altaris MedTech, Bubby Band Earn More Than $40,000 at Arkansas Governor's Cup U of A startups earned more than $40,000 at the 25th annual Arkansas Governor's Cup, a startup competition open to students in seven states across the mid-south with a $141,000 cash prize pool. Altaris MedTech, which is developing a spray-based strep test that eliminates the ne more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 21 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Forge Agreement to Expand Health Care Education Pathways The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (UAFS) have entered into a formal Memorandum of Agreement designed to create clear, accelerated pathways for UAFS graduates pursuing careers in health care. The agreement covers  more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, April 21 -- The University of Central Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UCA Aviation Academy selected as one of six universities nationwide to host U.S. Air Force flight training program Eight cadets from AFJRTOC to participate in competitive summer program June 10-Aug. 7 * The University of Central Arkansas Aviation Academy will again partner with the U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) to host cadets for a competitive flight training pr more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, April 21 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * UM Joins Regional Universities to Create Mid-South AI Consortium Partnership aims to expand artificial intelligence research and workforce, industry collaboration * With the signing of a new regional agreement today (April 20), the University of Mississippi is joining forces with partner institutions to position the Mid-South as a national hub for applied artificial intelligence research. Repres more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 21 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news: * * * University of Memphis Among Partners in Newly Launched Mid-South AI Research Consortium Today the University of Memphis joined the University of Arkansas, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in signing a memorandum of understanding to establish a strategic collaboration on the development of a Mid-South AI Research Consortium. Present at the signing were more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 22 Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including  more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 20 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Walker Establishes Endowed Fund for ATU Baseball * Baseball is often described as a game of fathers and sons. Arkansas Tech University alumnus Steve Walker can tell you all about that. "I would have to say it goes back to my dad (Eulis Walker)," said Walker. "He was a big baseball fan, and he coached me from the time I was 6 years old up through American Legion. He loved it so much, and that rub more PR