DALLAS, Texas, May 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $15K Grant from FHLB Dallas and FBT Bank & Mortgage Helps Arkansas Veteran Make Essential Home Repairs * BEARDEN, ARKANSAS, May 20, 2026-U.S. Army Reserve veteran Master Sergeant (Ret.) Jeffery Darrough, who served 26 years, including tours in Iraq and Kuwait, received a $15,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) to fun more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Murrill Urges DOJ to Restore States' Authority for Swift Justice in Heinous Crimes * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in filing a 16-state coalition letter supporting a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help streamline federal review of state capital murder convictions. In support of the rule, DOJ notes that the average time spent on death row i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement with Rep. French, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee: * * * Chairmen Thompson, Hill Statement on Senate Banking Committee Advancing the CLARITY Act Today, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARIT more PR

NEW YORK, May 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Civil Rights Organizations File Lawsuit Against Whites-Only Housing Development in Arkansas * Today, the Legal Defense Fund joined Relman Colfax PLLC and Legal Aid of Arkansas to file a lawsuit against Return to the Land (RTTL), a white nationalist organization seeking to establish a segregated, whites-only settlement in Arkansas. The lawsuit is brought on behalf of Michelle Walker, a woman of Jewish ancestry who is marrie more PR

NEW YORK, May 20 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Group Seeks Ruling to Prevent Federal Interference in Elections Before 2026 Midterms Today, Common Cause and four individual voters filed a motion for partial summary judgment in their federal lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from attempting to compile voters' personal data and take over elections from the states. With just months before the midterm elections and primaries already underway, the plaintiffs are asking the  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 20 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Data Center Website Announcement * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 12, 2026) -Local partners working together to support transparent, fact-based communications announced the launch of LRDataCentersFacts.com, a new public information website designed to address community questions and concerns about proposed data center developments in the Little Rock area. The website was formally introduced during a news conference held on Tuesday, May 12, at th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $27 Million to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Oklahoma * DALLAS, TEXAS (May 20, 2026) - Today, EPA is announcing $27,456,000 in funding to protect Oklahoma from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA's unwavering commitment to Making America Healthy Again. This funding will go toward finding and replacing lead pi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command at Rock Island Arsenal is seeking proposals for Industrial Equipment Maintenance services to support operations at Pine Bluff Arsenal in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. This procurement is crucial for ensuring the operational readiness and reliability of industrial equipment, which is essential for the Army's mission effectiveness. The contract will encompass both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, structured as a Time and Material (T&M) and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) agreement. It includes a base  more CTR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 20 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Medicaid work requirements could cause 1 million missed cancer screenings * A new study from University of Chicago Medicine projects that upcoming federal Medicaid changes could result in more than 1 million missed cancer screenings within two years of taking effect. In a research letter published in JAMA Oncology, surgical oncologist Sarah Shubeck and Adrian Diaz, a surgical oncology fellow, used recent data and statistical modeling to project the dow more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, May 20 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * New Technology Part of Training at Fire Academy * A new training resource that will help personnel from government agencies and Arkansas Tech University students learn how to manage wildfires in the Natural State is making its debut at the 2026 Arkansas River Valley Wildland Fire Academy. Wesley McKinney, an ATU alumnus and fire management officer for the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Forestry Division, took the lead in utilizing a U.S. Forest more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 19 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma Firefighting Teams Deploy to Kansas to Support Ongoing Response * Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced that Oklahoma is sending three wildland fire task forces to Kansas to assist with wildfires in southwest Kansas near Ashland.  The task forces are made up of fire departments from Major County, Noble County, and Washington County and include a total of 32 firefighters, 15 brush tru more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Over 440 Civil Rights, Faith, and Labor Organizations Call Department of Justice Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center a "Naked Attempt to Weaponize the the Criminal Justice System to Silence Speech" * National Coalition Urges Congress to "Put a Stop to It" Ahead of House Judiciary Committee Hearing on SPLC The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Nonprofits Together joined more than 44 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Joins 70+ Lawmakers to Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Address Maternal Health Risks During Public Health Emergencies Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, today joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representative Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), and over 70 lawmakers in reintroducing the Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act to more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, May 20 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Southwest Arkansas Small Farms Conference Empowers Producers and Strengthens Rural Communities * The 2026 Southwest Arkansas Small Farms Conference, held April 30 at Hempstead Hall on the campus of the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, brought together around 80 producers, landowners and agricultural partners from across the region. The event was hosted by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Small Farm Program in partnership w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- Powering Progress Together: How SPP's regional approach to transmission planning and grid coordination strengthens reliability, delivers customer value and powers regional economic growth - A report from Southwest Power Pool, Little Rock, Arkansas - May 2026 (44 pages) * * * The Southwest Power Pool issued a report examining the operational, economic, and reliability benefits delivered across its multistate electricity grid network as energy demand, infrastructure expansion, and transmission complexity continue more ST

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office for the Eastern District of Texas is seeking to procure treatment services for federal defendants and individuals under supervision. This initiative aims to enhance support for rehabilitation and compliance within the judicial system through Blanket Purchase Agreements. The agreements will cover services from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027, with an option for the government to extend the agreement for up to four additional years. Key services include urine c more CTR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 21 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * U of A and UAMS Advance Joint Research Through Razorback Research Catalyst Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Chancellor Charles Robinson, Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (U of A), announced today the selection of a research team for the inaugural Razorback Research Catalyst, a joint initiative designed to elevate collaborative, high-impact re more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 21 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS, Wilson Hospitality Collaborate to Bring Unreasonable Hospitality, Outrageous Service to Healthcare The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and America's Village, the hospitality team for Wilson, Arkansas, are collaborating on a movement to bring unreasonable hospitality and outrageous service into the healthcare environment. Wilson Hospitality and UAMS are working together to set a new standard, posi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 29 Tennessee Counties as Natural Disaster Areas with One Contiguous County in Georgia * Georgia 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 the  more PR