FEMA Funding: FEMA approved more than $349 million in disaster recovery money for Arkansas and neighboring states, including Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation projects aimed at repairing critical infrastructure and making communities safer. Medicaid Shake-Up: Centene will stop participating in Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion (ARHOME) next year, moving about one-third of expansion enrollees off Centene plans; DHS says no action is needed right now. Work Requirements “Soft Launch”: Arkansas has started checking Medicaid expansion members for new federal work requirements that won’t take effect until Jan. 1, 2027—so coverage won’t be cut before then. Ballot Access Fight: Protect AR Rights submitted 108,837 signatures for an initiative-process ballot measure; the state will review them to see if they meet the 90,704 valid-signature threshold. Public Safety: Arkansas State Police are investigating a shooting in Marvell that injured three people. Lottery Buzz: Powerball climbs to an estimated $434 million for Wednesday after Monday’s drawing had no grand prize winner. Local Notes (Little Rock): The Bezos Earth Fund is set to invest about $30 million in Little Rock to help create a future downtown park and green spaces. Weather: Magnolia expects scattered storms Tuesday and Wednesday before hotter, sunnier conditions settle in.