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State Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Wednesday October 02, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Co-Leads Challenge to Federal Rule That Would Reduce Monitoring of Prisoners' Calls
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after he and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit on behalf of Arkansas, Indiana, and 12 other state attorneys general challenging the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new rule that regulates phone service providers in prisons: "The FCC can't dictate to Arkansas prisons how they n  more

Ark. Gov. Sanders Releases Statement on Morgan Nick Case
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released the following statement following today's announcement by the Alma Police Department and Arkansas State Police on the Morgan Nick case: "Bryan and I are praying for Morgan's family and the thousands of people who have been touched by this heartbreaking case. Thank you to the members of the Alma Police Department, the Arkansas   more

G&H Decoys Establishes Manufacturing Operations in Corning, Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 1 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from G&H Decoys: CORNING, Ark. (September 30, 2024) - G&H Decoys (https://www.ghdecoys.com/) has relocated its headquarters and manufacturing operations to Corning, Arkansas with plans to create 77 new jobs in the region. The company is investing more than $2.1 million to relocate and establish its new manufacturing facility in Arkansas. "When Rob Hansen approached me about the idea of takin  more

NIH Awards UAMS $3.7 Million in Quest for More Effective Tuberculosis Vaccine
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: UAMS researcher Lu Huang, Ph.D., has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his pursuit of a more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, a feat that has eluded scientists for more than 100 years. The five-year grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will allow Huang to explore new ways to help   more