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Little Rock - Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joined 22 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit today against the Biden Administration for withholding school lunch program funding from schools that fail to adopt the Administration’s new guidance on gender identity and sexual orientation.

Little Rock – Forge Institute, a leader in cyber workforce development and other cyberdefense related services, today named U.S. Marine Corps veteran Tony Loukota as Training Manager.

Two weeks ago, I passed the gavel to my successor as chair of the National Governors Association, and today I’d like to talk about my year as leader of the NGA and the opportunity to work with other governors on some of our nation’s biggest challenges.

Little Rock – August marks the nationally-celebrated ABLE to Save Month where those involved in ABLE Savings Plans across the country highlight the value and importance these plans bring to people living with disabilities.

On April 12, 2022, Marion County Quorum Court voted to approve the purchase of the Orion Damage Assessment program for the Marion County Office of Emergency Management, Ordinance 2022-20. The Orion system utilizes information that is assessed during or after a storm to calculate and pre-fill FEMA required forms for reimbursement of repairs to roads/bridges, public infrastructure and calculate the amount of damage to personal property.

Twin Lakes Golf Course will be hosting the 9th Annual James Henderson Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 6. In the event of rain, the make up date is scheduled for Saturday, August 13.

Little Rock – The recent auction of tax-delinquent properties in Marion County raised over $700,000, the Commissioner of State Lands announced. The auction drew 43 bidders, who purchased 43 of the 53 available parcels for a total of $701,464.70 for county and state government.

The Yellville City Council met Monday, August 1, to discuss city business to include old business, new business and paying the bills in the Yellville City Hall. Shawn Lane led the meeting that was attend by Clark Gustin, Ken Rigmaiden, Maggie Davenport, Vickie Fogerty and Lorna Goodwin representing the city council.

The recent auction of tax-delinquent properties in Boone County raised over $495,000, the Commissioner of State Lands announced. The auction drew 59 bidders, who purchased 142 of the 158 available parcels for a total of $495,094.98 for county and state government.