RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 1 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * "The Line Goes Up" on Display at ATU for Summer 2026 * Acrylic paintings on canvas created by Arkansas Tech University alumnus Wilson Whitlock are featured at Norman Hall Art Gallery for a summertime exhibition. The exhibit, entitled "The Line Goes Up," will remain on display through Wednesday, Aug. 12. Norman Hall is located at 203 West Q Street on the ATU campus in Russellville. Summer hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon Fri more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, June 2 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Agricultural Groups Call for End to Countervailing Duties on Phosphate Fertilizers Author: Bryan Goodman Sixty-five state and national groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick today calling on him to end countervailing duties placed on phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco to ease the pain felt by farmers as fertilizers prices reach new highs. The announcement come more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 1 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Takes Step to Provide Additional Aid for Veterans * Arkansas Tech University has established the Major General William E. Harmon Valor Fund as a means of assisting ATU students and recent graduates who are veterans, military-affiliated personnel and their dependents. Private donations to the fund through the ATU Foundation will provide resources for living expenses, emergency financial needs, academic-related supplies, graduate school applicati more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 1 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU's Ghosh Selected for Statewide Research Program * Dr. Robin Ghosh, Arkansas Tech University assistant professor of computer and information science, has been selected to the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders Program. According to information on the organization's website, the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders Program is designed to support researchers who are early in their career or mid-career with "funding, mentorship and leadership dev more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Centennial Bank, headquartered in Conway, Arkansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, regarding the proposed rule on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs (AML/CFT). The bank, which operates in multiple states including Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, New York, Tennessee, and Texas, expressed general support for the modernization of AML/CFT regulations aimed at enhancing the efficiency of ri more ST

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 1 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans encourage customers to get ready for hurricane season * NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane season starts today, and scientists predict there could be 13 named storms, with six being hurricanes - two of which are predicted to be major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher. Severe weather continues to impact communities across Louisiana with greater intensity and frequency, highlighting the importance of year- more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSFR) -- The Department of Labor publishes this combined final rule to its regulations to improve its LM Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports by establishing a longer LM form for the largest labor organizations, revising a slightly shorter form for most labor organizations at and above the $350,000 threshold, making a parallel revision to Form LM-3, and updating reporting thresholds for Forms LM-3 and LM-4 to promote financial integrity and transparency. The final rule applies prospectively under section 208 of the L more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Non Profit Hospice Alliance (TNPHA), based in Dallas, Texas, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, regarding the Fiscal Year 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements proposed rule. TNPHA is an alliance of 20 community-owned, non-profit hospices serving Texas, Arkansas, and Kansas, focused on providing compas more ST

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 1 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Announces the June Face of Arkansas * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the seventh installment of Faces of Arkansas, a monthly series highlighting Arkansans whose portraits and stories are displayed at the entrance to the Governor's office as a reminder of who the Governor and her team serve every day: the people of Arkansas. The series was launched to keep the focus of public service  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Scott Introduce Bipartisan IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act to modernize HBCU campuses U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Excellence Act, also known as the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, bipartisan legislation to rebuild and modernize aging campus infrastructure at HBCUs acro more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Texas Military Department partners with civilian agencies for 2026 SAREX at JBSA-Camp Bullis * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas - The Texas Military Department participated in the 2026 Search and Rescue Exercise in San Antonio, May 18-21, 2026, marking 12 years of interagency partnership for this effort. SAREX focuses on disaster response preparedness for search and rescue organizations to better pr more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 2 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Terminates Services with Proton International Arkansas in Response to Nonpayment Under Breached Agreement The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has terminated its Ancillary Personnel and Support Service Agreement with Proton International Arkansas, LLC (PIA), effective today, due to nonpayment of fees. UAMS will continue providing care to existing patients currently undergoing treatment at the Proto more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Little Rock District issued the following news release: * * * USACE lifts small craft advisory for Arkansas River The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lifting the small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Small craft advisories are issued when flows reach 70,000 cubic feet per second. While flows are receding, USACE officials urge boaters to always exercise caution when on the river. Before setting out in a pleasure craft, dress for the weather, check flow conditions, file more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 2 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads coalition to stop activist groups from blocking permitting process before it begins A federal appeals court recently handed activist groups a powerful new tool: the ability to sue and halt any federal permitting project before the responsible state agency has even had a chance to review it. West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 21 states to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 1, 2026: * * * President Donald J. Trump Updates Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper Imports BOLSTERING DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF STRATEGIC METALS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation adjusting certain metals tariffs to more effectively address national security threats, spur investment in American agriculture, housing, and manufacturing, and facilitate U.S. production of related products. * The Proclamation adjusts the tariffs on agricultur more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Commmittee's Bipartisan Amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Support for the Committee's bipartisan amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act has been rolling in since last week's 396-13 passage through the House. To date, over 250 groups have expressed support for the amendment. For a one-pager on the bill click here (https://fin more PR