AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoImmigration & Workforce: Arkansas employers in the Educational Services industry filed 281 H-1B petitions in 2025, with 275 approved (97.9%) and 6 denied (2.1%), led by UAMS (129), the University of Arkansas (37) and Little Scholars of Arkansas (16). Politics & Policy: Sen. John Kennedy pushed back on President Trump’s daylight-saving fight, criticizing the public sharing of Sen. Tom Cotton’s cellphone number and arguing the dispute won’t help Republicans ahead of midterms. Healthcare & Consumer Protection: Hawaiʻi joined a multistate settlement tied to a 2019 Labcorp debt-collector breach, underscoring that HIPAA-covered companies can’t “pass the buck” to vendors. Food Safety: A Chilean supplier expanded an E. coli recall to additional Trader Joe’s and Walmart Great Value frozen berry lots sold in Arkansas and 25 other states plus D.C. Infrastructure: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to tour Arkansas River Valley and Northwest Arkansas projects, including the I-49 bridge construction in Barling. Higher Ed: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff appointed Kristi L. Smith as vice chancellor for Institutional Advancement.
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