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13-05-2025
- Politics
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‘I missed two days of my medication': Senator releases statement on Fayetteville traffic stop
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas State Senator Gary Stubblefield has released a statement following a traffic stop in Fayetteville on April 26. Sen. Stubblefield, a Republican from Branch, Arkansas, has been an Arkansas Senator since 2013. Stubblefield was stopped in Fayetteville near the Washington County Jail when returning from a reunion, according to body cam footage obtained by KNWA/FOX24. The stop was initiated by Officer Harrison Hudspeth of the Fayetteville Police Department just after 11 a.m. on Saturday. In conversation with another officer, Hudspeth cites improper lane usage and driving below the speed limit as the reason for the stop. Hudspeth can be heard on body cam footage discussing the possibility of intoxication, but tells another officer he did not detect the smell of alcohol. The interaction between Hudspeth and Stubblefield was recorded on FPD's body camera system. Hudspeth can be heard asking Stubblefield if he had anything to drink that morning, to which the Senator responded, 'I don't drink… I do not drink' In the video, Stubblefield can be seen complying with all field sobriety tests requested by the officer, while also reassuring officers that he had not had any alcohol in years. Later, officers ask Stubblefield about his medical history, including what medications he takes as well as if he has ever had issues with his blood sugar levels. Ofc. Hudspeth then offers Stubblefield the option to find a safe ride back to Branch, before deciding to drive him back to his hotel, until his wife could come to Fayetteville to drive him home. A phone call between Hudspeth and Stubblefield's wife, Kathi, is then recorded on the body camera. Hudspeth explains to Kathi Stubblefield that he believes her husband was experiencing a medical issue. Monday, Sen. Stubblefield posted a statement to his Facebook page in regard to the incident, stating, 'I would like to clarify the actual events. I was at a reunion with fellow Razorbacks. I was on my way home Saturday morning when I was pulled over by a police officer for getting too close to the yellow line. After a discussion of why I was pulled over, they realized I was not drinking or intoxicated. I offered to take a sobriety test to prove I was not drinking. They then said there was no need for it.' Arkansas Sen. Bryan King sends letter to governor asking for prison plan changes In the statement, Stubblefield then goes on to say that the stop was a result of a medical issue. 'I then explained to them I am on a medication and have been for over a year for some health issues l've been dealing with for several years. I missed two days of my medication, and it hindered me,' Sen. Stubblefield stated. He then states that things returned back to normal once he returned home. 'They offered to take me back to the hotel where I stayed. They then called my wife and she and my daughter picked me up at the hotel. There were no issues, and the policemen were very kind, considerate, and accommodating, as were the hotel staff. Within a day of being on my medication, everything was back to normal and has been since,' Stubblefield stated. He completes his statement with a note about the Franklin County Prison project, which he has been actively outspoken against. 'I find it interesting and not a coincidence that the timing of this incident is at the time we are fighting a nasty battle over a prison being put in my district. A fight that won't end here. This will not stop me! Period. Thank you to all who have shown support, encouragement, and understanding,' Sen. Stubblefield stated. KNWA/FOX24 reached out to Fayetteville PD for a statement on the incident and is waiting to hear back. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
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Why Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) Crashed on Monday
We recently published an article titled . In this article, we are going to take a look at where Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) stands against the other stocks. A lackluster trading persisted on the stock market on Monday, with Wall Street's major indices finishing mixed, as investors continued to digest and reposition portfolios ahead of more corporate earnings results. Among the bellwether indices, only the Nasdaq finished in the red, dropping 0.10 percent. In contrast, the Dow Jones grew by 0.28 percent, and the S&P 500 inched up by 0.06 percent. Meanwhile, 10 companies defied a predominantly optimistic market. To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2-billion market capitalization and $5-million trading volume. A team of scientists working together to develop a new lab product or process. Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) dropped its share prices by 3.40 percent on Monday to end at $12.49 each as investors soured on its chief executive's resignation amid the dismal earnings performance and lower outlook for the year. According to the company, its CEO, Michael Stubblefield, is set to step down from his position as soon as the company names his replacement. He led the company's operations for 11 years. Stubblefield said that Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) updated its full-year 2025 outlook "to reflect ongoing funding and policy-related headwinds,' with organic revenues now pegged to grow or drop by 1 percent year-on-year as compared with the 1 to 3 percent growth expectations previously. Adjusted EBITDA, meanwhile, is anticipated to increase by 17.5 percent to 18 percent, a reduction from the 18 to 19 percent earlier projected. Overall AVTR ranks 4th on our list of the worst performing stocks on Monday. While we acknowledge the potential of AVTR as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AVTR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: and . Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at . Sign in to access your portfolio
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28-04-2025
- General
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Why indigenous tribes oppose the use of reclaimed water at Arizona Snowbowl
Flagstaff meteorologist Mark Stubblefield has been riding the San Francisco Peaks' slopes at Arizona Snowbowl almost every winter since 1987. But in 2012, something sparked a little concern in his thoughts. 'One day, I went up there when they were making snow and I was hit by the sprinkles of water that were in the air,' Stubblefield said. 'And I thought, 'Do I really want to be breathing this stuff?'' The 'stuff' that Stubblefield refers to is reclaimed water – partially treated sewage effluent that the city of Flagstaff agreed to supply to Snowbowl for its snowmaking in 2002. Up to 178 million gallons of reclaimed wastewater are blown out into the air to make artificial snow over the course of a skiing season, geologist Richard Hereford said. It's the use of that wastewater that some of the oldest civilizations in North America say is a profound violation of their spirituality and health. The Navajo, Hopi, Hualapai, Havasupai, Yavapai-Apache, White Mountain Apache, Tonto Apache, Zuni and other tribes say it ruins their sacred lands, harms the ecosystem, and continues the genocide of their ancestral culture. 'The Earth, with its air, water, food, soil, and living trees, and this mountain, are my extended family,' Navajo rights activist Cora Maxx-Phillips said. 'We need to protect it.' The Navajo Nation in 2007 sued the U.S. Forest Service, alleging the use of millions of gallons of treated sewage effluent daily to make snow on the western slope of Humphreys Peak violated 1993's Religious Freedom Restoration Act prohibiting the government from 'substantially burdening the free exercise of religion.' The case went to a federal appeals court, which found 'no plants, springs, natural resources, shrines with religious significance, or religious ceremonies that would be physically affected by the use of such artificial snow.' 'Thus, the sole effect of the artificial snow is on the Plaintiffs' subjective spiritual experience,' the court ruled. But tribal members said that finding discounts the range of peaks' status as a life-giving force that tribes hold in their hearts with deep spiritual, cultural and physical meaning. 'These mountains are beacons,' Dianna Sue White Dove Ukualla, said. She's among the last Havasupai still living 3,000 feet below the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Her people are the 'guardians of the Grand Canyon,' she said, having shaped it for more than 800 years. 'These mountains, the peaks, grow a lot of medicine, and these white trees are powerful trees in our ways, of the Supai people,' she said, pointing to the white-barked Aspens bordering the boundary of Snowbowl. She told the story of two twin heroes who were birthed in a spring at San Francisco Peaks by a healer. It highlights the Supai reverence for the peaks' snow melts that fed the aquifers and springs essential to their survival. But as Navajo activist Shawn Mulford points out, there are small signs at Snowbowl that warn people not to ingest the treated wastewater that's now being used on the slopes. The beloved spring where the twins came to life in the legend of the Supai people is now contaminated. 'We can't go there anymore because we don't know what this snowmelt has done to it,' Ukualla said. 'I want this place to restore its harmony with the trees, the animals, all that is on the land.' Those words echo loudly on the subalpine meadows of the San Francisco Peaks. 'We can't go harvest on the peaks anymore,' said Ka-Voka Jackson of the Hualapai Tribe. She's one of the 2,300 'People of the Tall Pines' that inhabit the region along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. 'And the springs we collected water from, it's not the water it used to be.' she said. Jackson said that when there's pain and destruction going on in the land, the indigenous people can't go there anymore because it's no longer a place of healing. She points to her shirt, which reads, 'No Desecration for Recreation.' The Navajo Nation said in its 2007 lawsuit the research on the environmental impacts of that snowmelt was insufficient. It still is, but tribal advocates are trying to change that. Among the few investigations that have been made, Hereford's stands out. After sampling the stormwater runoff from Snowbowl, he found there is an excess of phosphorus and nitrogen in the soil, which aren't naturally occurring. Hereford said it would take 'a whole new level of treatment' to remove those elements from reclaimed water. 'The nutrient-rich water affects the ecosystem because it acts like a fertilizer in an area that was pristine, so it disrupts it,' he continued. Others are seeking to test for other contaminants that don't break down in treated wastewater. Mulford, the Navajo activist, is planning on testing the water for sucralose, an artificial sweetener with the help of an environmental engineer from Florida. But Mulford's research is still in its early stages, and studies on how that nutrient-loaded water affects the ecosystem long-term are missing. In the meantime, the snow-capped San Francisco Peaks know nothing of the conflict between indigenous reverence and the indifference of progress. 'My ancestors have shed tears, like I do, saying that this place is holy and it's sacred, nobody paid attention, and they left this world with their tears,' Maxx-Phillips said. 'To this day, we're still shedding tears but we will never give up, that's who we are as indigenous Nations.' Natasha Cortinovis is a master's student at the University of Arizona, and is part of a student newsroom led by The Arizona Republic. Coverage of the Society of Environmental Journalists conference is supported by Arizona State University's Cronkite School of Journalism, the University of Arizona and the Arizona Media Association. These stories are published open-source for other news outlets and organizations to share and republish, with credit and links to This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Why tribes oppose Arizona Snowbowl's use of reclaimed water
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25-04-2025
- Business
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Avantor Stock Plummets as Firm's CEO Set to Leave Amid Sales Slump, Outlook Cut
Avantor's CEO is stepping down after 11 years as head of the chemical and other life sciences company. The firm missed first-quarter net sales estimates as government cutbacks hurt lab solutions sales. Avantor announced a new strategy to boost the lab sciences business, and reduced its full-year (AVTR) shares sank 16% Friday after the maker of lab chemicals and other life sciences products announced its CEO was resigning, reported weaker-than-expected net sales as government spending fell, and slashed its guidance. The company said the board and Michael Stubblefield agreed that this was the "right time to initiate a leadership transition." It added that Stubblefield will be stepping down as soon as his replacement is named, and that the board has already initiated the search and "plans to move through the process expeditiously." Stubblefield has led the firm since 2014. Separately, Avantor reported first-quarter net sales slid 6% year-over-year to $1.58 billion, missing the Visible Alpha estimate of $1.61 billion. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.23 was in line with forecasts. Sales at its Laboratory Solutions division slumped 8% to $1.07 billion, which Stubblefield explained "was impacted by reduced demand—particularly in our Education and Government end market—following recent policy changes." Bioscience Production unit sales were down 1% to $516.4 million. Stubblefield said the company was updating its full-year outlook "to reflect ongoing funding and policy-related headwinds." He added that Avantor was "implementing a comprehensive strategy to strengthen our Lab Solutions segment and are committed to moving with urgency to improve performance across the business." In addition, the company is expanding its cost-cutting plan, which is now expected to save $400 million by the end of 2027. Avantor sees 2025 organic revenue growth in the range of minus 1% to plus 1%, compared to the previous prediction of plus 1% to plus 3%. It anticipates adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.5% to 18.5%, compared to the earlier 18.0% to 19.0%. Shares of Avantor plunged to their lowest level in five years. Read the original article on Investopedia Sign in to access your portfolio
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26-02-2025
- Politics
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Montana bison producers could get boost under new proposal
There are about 9,600 bison being raised commercially in Montana (NPS / Jacob W. Frank) If a bear kills a cow, a rancher will get paid if it's proven a predator did the deed. The Livestock Loss Board handles those claims. However, a small — but growing — number of bison producers don't have access to the same system and can't file claims over animals that have been killed by predators. Llamas and chickens get paid out, so why not bison? With House Bill 504, Rep. Eric Tilleman, R-Cascade, wants to add them to a list of animals included in the livestock loss mitigation program, extending the protection to approximately 9,600 bison being raised for food in Montana. 'This is just expanding the livestock laws and adding domestic bison,' Tilleman said. The bill received a hearing in the House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday afternoon. The committee did not take immediate action on the bill, but at least one bison rancher said it would help a growing sector of food production in the state. 'It's more about the principal than it is the funds,' Ty Stubblefield, who has 100 bison on a ranch near Bridger, said in an interview. 'Though they do help for a small operation.' Stubblefield was in Helena representing the Montana Bison Association, joking he made the four-hour drive to give three minutes of testimony. He did answer several questions from the committee as the only bison rancher in the room. He's got about 200 acres and has slowly been building his business. Several years ago, Stubblefield had to put down a bison that had its Achilles tendon severed by a predator. 'That sent me down this path that we are on today,' said Stubblefield, who testified in favor of the bill. 'I discovered how difficult it is, number one, to prove that it was actually a bear that attacked your animal, but number two, that bison were the only livestock animals that are not represented on the livestock loss.' A fiscal note attached to the bill showed no impact to the budget, as it's not common for bison producers to have their animals killed by predators. It does happen, but USDA Wildlife Services has only responded to three bison incidents in the last five years in Montana. While the number is not huge, it's about fairness, Stubblefield said. 'We're managed just as cattle are,' Stubblefield said in an interview. 'We're under the same rules and regulations.' The Livestock Loss Mitigation Board is allocated $450,000 per year to pay out claims. Over the last six years, the board averages about $250,000 in payouts each year and 292 claims, according to the bill's fiscal note. The livestock board pays out claims for farm and ranch animals killed by wolves, grizzly bears and mountain lions. Bison claims are estimated to be about $3,600 per animal, while the five-year average for cattle claim payouts is $1,800. The industry is growing, according to the National Bison Association. Stubblefield is seeing it himself. 'I can think of, off the top of my head, like five new producers that did what we did and started from scratch,' Stubblefield said. 'It's a growing thing.'
