| State Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Friday November 15, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Ark. A.G. Griffin Announces Grant From State Opioid Settlement Funds to Arkansas Specialty Courts Program
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 15 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024:
Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing a grant of up to $1 million from state opioid settlement funds to the Arkansas Specialty Courts Program:
"Specialty Courts play a critical role in Arkansas's justice system. They provide paths for certain offenders, typically those who have struggled with substance abuse, to get treatment and tra
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Ark. Gov. Sanders, Department of Commerce Award $48M in Employer-Driven HIRED Training Grants
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024:
On Thursday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary Hugh McDonald, Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers, and Arkansas Workforce Connections Director Cody Waits awarded $48 million in training grants to support workforce development efforts aligned with the Arkansas Workforce Strategy.
"The best thing about the HIRED program is that it's a collaboration of the public
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Ill. A.G. Raoul Calls on FCC to Strengthen Vetting Process to Block Robocallers
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024:
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with the attorneys general of Arkansas, North Carolina and Ohio, led a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network.
"Robocalls cost consumers time
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UAFS Receives $4 Million Workforce Development Grant
FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Nov. 15 -- The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith issued the following news:
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has received a $4 million grant to support workforce development efforts.
The grant was part of $48 million in training grants announced Thursday by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald, Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers, and Arkansas Workforce Connections Director Cody Waits. The grants support workforce development efforts ali
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University of Arkansas-Little Rock: Robinson Researches History of Gifted and Talented Leader in Native American Education
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
By Angelita Faller
Dr. Ann Robinson, director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at UA Little Rock, is using her research skills to conduct a biographical study on Dr. Stuart Tonemah, a leader of gifted, creative, and talented education for Native Americans.
A member of the Kiowa and Comanche tribes, Tonemah directed the first office of Native American Programs at Dartmouth, testified
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