LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 19 -- The Arkansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Arkansas' Unemployment Rate Increases to 3.7% in March LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 18, 2025) -- Today, the Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point, from 3.6% in February to 3.7% in March. The United States jobless rate also i  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 18 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Bills Signed: HCR1010, HB1185, SB539, SB183, SB352, SB402, SB425, SB484, SB504, SB547, SB559, SB604, SB618, SB624, HB1672, HB1580, HB1085, HB1756, HB1793, HB1805, HB1833, HB1874, HB1938, HB1939, HB1941, HB1810, SB343, SB367, SB420, SB439, SB478, SB480, SB560, SB563, SB574, SB598, SB599, SB610, SB627, HB1525, HB1680, HB1681, HB1735, HB1739, HB1768, HB1834, HB1827, HB1855, HB1893,  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 18 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Bills Signed: SB241, SB32, SB33, SB34, SB35, SB36, SB40, SB41, SB51, SB52, SB55, SB71, SB81, SB106, SB124 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- On Friday, April 18th, 2025, the Governor signed into law: SB241 - To amend the uniform attendance and leave policy act; and to grant paid leave to public employees in the event of the death of a public employee's family member or child. SB32 - An a  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 18 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Appeals Denial of Arkansas' Major Disaster Declaration Relief Request LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders appealed FEMA's decision to deny Arkansas' Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance and the request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance. The severe storms and tornadoes that occurred on March 14 and 15, 2025,   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 18 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Study: Which foods and drinks are consumed less by those on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs? Media Contact: Gail Ellis | Editorial Communications Coordinator | 405-744-9152 | gail.ellis@okstate.edu Article provided by The University of Arkansas. As a large proportion of people taking medications like Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss report consuming less processed foods and soda, researchers s  more