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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for 2026-07-04 ( 2 items )  
FGA Action Urges Stricter Safeguards for Medicaid Work Requirement Implementation (10)
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- FGA Action, Tallahassee, Florida, has expressed support for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' interim final rule establishing the Medicaid work requirement. The public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services applauds CMS for implementing integrity protections that uphold Congress's intent to hold able-bodied adults accountable. However, the organization raises concerns that states opposing the work requirement are poised to introduce loopholes and exemptions that could undermine the more ST

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Completes NAGPRA Inventory Linked to Quapaw Nation (10)
WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has completed a NAGPRA inventory of one Native American individual and determined a cultural affiliation, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service notice. The inventory involves human remains collected from the Turnbow Mounds site in Poinsett County, Arkansas, in 1964 and added to the university's collection in 1996. During consultation, the Arkansas Archaeological Survey helped identify the site's name and location. The more PR