CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * 2026 John Cotton Dana Awards Announced * IPSWICH, Mass. -June 26, 2026 - The 2026 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award recipients have been selected, celebrating library marketing and communications through strategic and creative campaigns. Administered by the American Library Association's (ALA) Core Division in partnership with EBSCO Information Services, the awards provide up to eight $10,000 grants funded by the H.W. Wil more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 26 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Arkansas Tech Sends Group to Ag Conference in Texas * Six Arkansas Tech University students attended the 79th Reciprocal Meats Conference, which was hosted by the American Meat Science Association June 20-24 in Canyon, Texas, and Amarillo, Texas. Rhealea Booth of Conway, Anna Douglas of Valencia, Calif., Fernando Flores of Clarksville, Kaitlyn McGuire of Bono, Sunny Sowell of Conway and Kaitlyn Spencer of Cabot engaged in an Iron Chef experience a more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Five Medicaid Fraud Arrests During National Health Care Fraud Takedown * Griffin: 'Individuals who submit false claims, misuse Medicaid funds, or exploit programs intended to serve vulnerable Arkansans will face significant consequences' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing five Medicaid fraud arrests that were made by his Medicaid Fraud Control  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Senior Staff Changes, State Senator Ben Gilmore to Join Office as Senior Advisor * Griffin: 'Ben's extensive experience dealing with numerous public policy issues at the state and federal level gives him unique insight and will be a force multiplier for the office' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the hiring of State Senator Ben Gilmore as Se more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 27 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Supports Nomination of Todd Blanche as United States Attorney General Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the next United States Attorney General. In a letter sent to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, Ranking Member Richard Durbin, and members more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Further Weaken Voting Rights Act * Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: "Two months after the Trump Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais gutted key protections of the Voting Rights Act, the Court's conservative supermajority has taken another step to threaten the rig more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 27 -- The Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Wildlife issued the following news release: * * * CPW and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance reintroduce state endangered boreal toad tadpoles into historic alpine breeding site Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA) hiked into alpine wetlands near Leadville to translocate 3,500 boreal toad tadpoles and reintroduce them into a historic breeding site to help recover the native species in Colorado. The boreal t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $25 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Small and Rural Communities * WASHINGTON- Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more than $25 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in small and rural communities. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communities across the nation with needed resources to make  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Full Committee Examines Payments Innovation and the Future of Financial Services Today, the House Financial Services Committee examined the changing landscape of the nation's payments system and its implications on bank and non-bank charters during a Full Committee hearing. On Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Financial Innovation: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Chairman And more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Committee Bill to Combat Financial Fraud and Scams Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2478, the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025, by a vote of 414-2. Sponsored by Subcommittee on Capital Markets Chairman Ann Wagner (MO-02) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), this bipartisan bill provides financial institutions greater authority to help prevent suspected fin more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 27 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from Hybar LLC: * * * Hybar Raises Financing to Expand in Arkansas OSCEOLA, AR. - Hybar LLC announced today that it raised $1.1 billion to expand its technologically advanced, environmentally sustainable scrap metal recycling steel rebar mini mill and position itself for continued growth. Hybar's existing steel rebar mini mill is completing its ninth month of operation following a successful construction effort. Having already established more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 26 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU College of Technology Graduates Transition Directly Into Industry Careers Through Kiewit Partnership * As Idaho State University College of Technology students prepare for graduation, many are already transitioning directly into careers across the country through a growing partnership with Kiewit, one of North America's leading construction and engineering companies. Following the College of Technology's signing day, students who accepted full-time po more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 (TNSrep) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Criminal Justice Policy Director Vittorio Nastasi, Managing Director of Government Finance Jordan Campbell, criminal justice policy intern Maegan Smarkusky and Sephria Reynolds-Tanner, criminal justice and drug policy analyst: * * * Taxation by citation: A 50-state data and policy report on local government fines and forfeitures This report maps the scope of local governments' dependence on fines and forfeitures to fund basic operations and more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, June 26 -- The University of Central Arkansas posted the following news: * * * Rhiannon Umfleet becomes first woman to graduate from UCA Aviation Academy * Prairie Grove native earns private, instrument, commercial pilot certificates, hopes to inspire future aviators Rhiannon Umfleet, a native of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, has become the first woman to graduate from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) Aviation Academy with her Private, Instrument, and Commercial Pilot certificates. She is now pursuing certification as more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Administration Awards Nearly $20 Million to Reward Teacher Excellence * LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) today announced that nearly $20 million, including fringe benefits, will be awarded to educators through the LEARNS Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program. This year, nearly 5,000 outstanding educators will receive up to $10,000 in merit pay - an increas more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states. Each of the 56 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices are invol more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * I3R Launches Watershed Grants Program to Catalyze High-Impact Research Partnerships With Seed Funding The Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I3R) is launching the I3R Watershed Grants Program, a new funding opportunity designed to spark interdisciplinary collaboration, accelerate translational research, and position University of Arkansas researchers for competitive external funding. A Proposers' Day is scheduled for June 30 and pro more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Namibian Sand Dunes Provide Insight Into Largest Moon of Saturn The Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled to launch in 2028 and is expected to reach Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, in 2034. The rotorcraft will then spend 3.5 years exploring sand dunes and craters on Titan's surface, taking samples of surface materials and photographic imagery for analysis. Titan is of particular interest to scientists due to its dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere (lik more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Norman Hord New Director of School of Human Environmental Sciences Norman G. Hord, professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Oklahoma State University, has been named director of the U of A's School of Human Environmental Sciences. He begins July 1. HESC is housed in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. The school's undergraduate programs include apparel merchandising and product development; food, nutriti more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Scientists Target Soybean Cyst Nematode by Cutting off Its Food Supply Agricultural scientists are rethinking their battle plans against plant parasites that cause billions of dollars in annual yield losses for American farmers. Plant-parasitic nematodes cause an estimated $10 billion in crop losses each year in the United States alone and more than $100 billion globally. Among them is the soybean cyst nematode, responsible for more than $1 billio more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Welfare to Work Requirement Rollout Begins July 1 * The soft launch of Arkansas' Medicaid work requirement begins July 1, with full implementation going into effect January 1, 2027 LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced that Arkansas' welfare to work requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries will begin its soft launch on July 1, 2026, with full impl more PR