AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLittle Rock Development: The Bezos Earth Fund is giving Little Rock $30 million for the 30 Crossing Park, a new downtown green space planned near the Clinton Presidential Center and the River Market area. Local Government: A proposed Little Rock pause on new large-scale data center approvals was deferred until Aug. 4, with the plan aimed at “hyperscale” zoning applications (not a planned Google site). Education: The U.S. Department of Education approved Arkansas’ Returning Education to the States waiver and Ed-Flex authority, letting the state streamline federal requirements and consolidate funding streams. Public Safety: Hope police are investigating after human remains were found in a wooded area over the July 4 weekend; investigators say the person likely died about a week earlier. Justice: Prosecutors ruled Arkansas State Park Rangers were justified in a fatal May shooting involving a machete-wielding man near Roland. Health Access: A mobile health unit is expanding care for Unilever workers in Jonesboro, bringing primary services on-site. Crime: A Paragould man faces felony charges after admitting to breaking into storage units in Piggott. Lottery & Savings: Mega Millions climbed to $576 million, while Walmart and Sam’s Club rolled back prices on thousands of summer items.
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