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State Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Friday June 07, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Democratic Governors Association: Kelly Ayotte In Lockstep With Anti-Abortion Extremists U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and Gov. Glenn Youngkin
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Former U.S. Senator and candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte will be campaigning with U.S. Senator and anti-abortion extremist Tom Cotton of Arkansas next month, according to WMUR, the latest anti-choice extremist to line up behind her candidacy. This comes on the heels of news that Ayotte will travel to Virginia to fundraise with Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who recently vetoed a bill to protect access to contraceptio  more

Entergy: Arkansas Nuclear One Donates BearCat to Pope County Sheriff's Office
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 7 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy's Arkansas Nuclear One recently donated one of its armed security vehicles to the Pope County Sheriff's Office for use in law enforcement activities. Entergy uses the vehicles for protecting the health and safety of the public from radiological sabotage, but is donating this one as a means of good stewardship in the community and to help foster a symbiotic partnership with local officials. "We are honored tha  more

Hendrix Names New Distinguished Professor
CONWAY, Arkansas, June 6 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College has announced art professor and photographer Maxine Payne as the new Willis H. Holmes Distinguished Professor of Art. Payne, who joined the Hendrix faculty in 2002, will be formally installed at a convocation set for Thursday, August 29, at 11:10 a.m., in Reves Recital Hall. The Willis H. Holmes Distinguished Professorship was established in 1976 in honor of Mr. Holmes, a 1921 graduate of Hendrix,  more

UAPB Human Sciences Graduate Overcomes Challenges to Fulfill Education Dreams
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, June 6 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news on June 6, 2024: When she received her Human Development Family Studies diploma from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) during the commencement ceremony on May 11, Shamika Mason Brazil fulfilled a dream that at times seemed out of reach. Though she faced challenges balancing her studies with being a mother of three daughters, a wife and a full-time caregiver to her grandmother, she sa  more