JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * 19th Airlift Wing Hosts C-130 Weapons Systems Council By Airman Kameron Green  LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. - The 19th Airlift Wing hosted the semi-annual C-130 Weapons Systems Council (WSC), bringing together total force leaders to address training, fleet readiness and operational challenges across the enterprise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Aug. 11, 2026. The week-long conference featu more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes, Bipartisan Coalition Secure $700 Million Google Settlement Over App Store Monopoly A federal court this week approved a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives relief to consumers nationwide who were affected by Google's actions. more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 20 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Arkansas's Costly Medicaid Lesson Provides Warning for Oklahoma * When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as "Obamacare," passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare programs to include able-bodied, working-age adults. Arkansas, led at the time by a Democrat governor working with a Republican-controlled legislature, came up with a supposedly "conservative" alternative. Rather th more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 20 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * ASBTDC Releases September Sessions * JONESBORO - The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer three "Funding Your Business" sessions in September for entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to learn more about financing a startup or existing business. The sessions will help participants separate fact from fiction when it comes to business funding. Topics will include business more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 19 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Faculty Share 2026-27 Wishes for Their Students * In advance of day one of the 2026-27 academic year, the Arkansas Tech University Office of University Relations asked a few ATU faculty members to respond to a simple question: what is your wish for your students in 2026-27? These are their responses. "My wish/goal for my students is to grow their confidence in themselves as a person and as a professional. Students are entering the workforce an more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 20 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Well Represented in Leadership Arkansas 2026-27 * Four alumnae of Arkansas Tech University and one ATU administrator have been selected as members of Leadership Arkansas Class XXI. Dr. Jessica Freeman, Kelli Lamberson, Amber Rush and Maggie Waymack-Cope are the ATU graduates chosen to participate in the statewide professional development program during 2026-27. They will be joined by, among others, Dr. John Lewis, ATU vice president for enroll more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 20 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * BAM Receives Prestigious National Endowment for the Arts 'Big Read' Grant * JONESBORO - The Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) at Arkansas State University has been awarded a 2026-27 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant, making it the only organization in Arkansas selected to receive this award. NEA, in partnership with Arts Midwest, recently announced grants to 71 nonprofit organizations across the United States for NEA Big Read programming. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Demands Senate Investigation Into Trump's Weaponization of the Federal Government Against Colorado * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to launch immediate investigations into the Trump administration's use of federal agencies, grants, and personnel to carry out the President's political vendetta against Colorado. The ca more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 21 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Brenda and Robert Gullett Jr. Gift Supports UAMS Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Facility The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1 million gift from Brenda Gullett and Robert R. Gullett Jr., M.D., associate professor and orthopaedic surgeon at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, to benefit the UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale. "A lifetime of caring for people d more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, Aug. 20 -- The University of Central Arkansas posted the following news: * * * Eight cadets graduate from U.S. Air Force flight training program at UCA Aviation Academy * UCA program achieves only 100% completion rate for cadets nationwide (from left): Gennaro Scarfogliero of Valdosta, Georgia; George Moore of Raven, Virginia; Cecil Johnson of Simi Valley, California; Caden Heyen of Edmond, Oklahoma; Wesley Grigartis of Lawndale, North Carolina; Nathan Alden of London, England; Maverick Adams of Simi Valley, California; A more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before August 8, 2026, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments are due on September 4, 2026, according to a Federal Register notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The properties listed in this notice are being considered for listing or related actions more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan Ingram, vice president of policy and research at the Foundation for Government Accountability, from an Aug. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Medicaid: The Reality": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Merkley, and members of the Committee, thank you for hosting this important hearing. I am Jonathan Ingram, the Vice President of Policy and Research at the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA). FGA has worked with policymakers across the count more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Haynes Boone Secures Favorable Ruling in Multistate Coverage Dispute A team of Haynes Boone insurance recovery litigators secured a key victory for policyholder client Almatis Inc., successfully defeating an insurer's motion for judgment on the pleadings in an insurance coverage dispute involving statute-of-limitations and choice-of-law issues. Following oral argument in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkans more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Aug. 20 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * More Than the Root: UAPB Researcher Highlights Potential of Sweetpotato Leaves * Most people know what to do with a sweetpotato. They bake it, mash it, turn it into fries or use it in a holiday casserole. But what about the leaves? Dr. Shahidul Islam, professor and graduate coordinator at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and director of UAPB's USDA Regulatory Science Center, says the leafy green tops of the sweetpotato plant d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Paragon Health Institute President Brian C. Blase from an Aug. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Medicaid: The Reality": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Merkley, and Members of the Committee: Before I begin my testimony, I want to express my deepest condolences on the passing of Chairman Lindsey Graham. Chairman Graham devoted decades of his life to public service and to strengthening our nation. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, his friends, hi more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 20 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Provost Mickey A. Latour finds a culture of kindness at Tennessee Tech * Tennessee Tech University's new provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, Mickey A. Latour, had a feeling about the university before he ever sat down for his formal interview. He arrived on campus at 6:30 a.m. for the first part of his two-day interview process. With 10 or 12 hours to fill before a scheduled dinner at downtown Cookeville's Fire & Vine, more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Appoints Cory Cox as Special Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas * LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that Cory Cox will serve as a Special Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, replacing Justice Barbara W. Webb, who Chief Justice Karen Baker has certified is temporarily unable to serve in her role as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Arkansas. Cox's appointment will conclude on  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Title VI and School Discipline: The Dear Colleague Letter and New Investigations * Key Takeaways: * On August 18, 2026, the Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter outlining its arguments against disparate-impact liability under Title VI and directing schools to stop considering race in connection with student discipline in order to comply with federal anti-discrimination law. * Alongside the guidance, the D more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 19 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock MidSOUTH and Arkansas DCFS Open Child Welfare Learning Lab * The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's MidSOUTH Training Academy and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS), celebrated the grand opening of the Child Welfare Learning Lab August 19. This initiative marks a new chapter in preparing Arkansas child welfare professionals to better serve children  more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 21 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Arkansas Materials Institute to Advance Materials Science The University of Arkansas is launching a new research institute to advance the future of materials science and engineering. By combining leading-edge research, innovative degree programs and world-class facilities, the Arkansas Materials Institute will transform materials research into real-world solutions for industry, society and the state of Arkansas. "The Arkansas Materials Institute  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * 'No difference' may be wrong conclusion, scientists warn Researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Oxford and Arkansas are urging scientists to stop treating "non-significant" results as proof that nothing happened. The common statistical mistake, they warn in a new paper in PNAS on 10 08 26 - one of the world's leading scientific journals - could be leading researchers to draw the wrong conclusions from their data. A p-val more PR

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 21 -- Walmart issued the following statement on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * Walmart Releases Q2 FY27 Earnings We are delivering on our strategy, powered by speed and scale. We drove strong sales globally, led by digital. We're growing faster, strengthening the economics of the business, and building a Walmart that's even more durable for the future. Building customer trust Delivering value and convenience to customers and members through our omnichannel strategy. Global eCommerce 23% Driven by strong demand for conv more PR