A few weeks ago, the Little Rock School District, City of Little Rock, and Little Rock Food Commission asked the community for donations to wipe out $175,000 of food debt…
When Mary Tracy Morrison, director of Engage and the “Delta Institute for the Developing Brain” in Jonesboro was charged with “permitting child abuse” in April, we wondered if that was…
Did you catch President Trump’s recent federal budget proposal? It’s not great. The budget is filled with deep cuts to healthcare, education, housing, and other government programs that support working…
GOP lawmakers are once again using Christian ideology as a weapon, undermining the Constitution in the process. Today Senate Judiciary voted to advance HB1615, a bill that undermines the US…
With lawmakers taking a spring break, it’s a good opportunity to step back from specific legislation and talk about some themes we’ve seen emerging this legislative session. After the break,…
Costs and transparency concerns are top of mind for some legislators The Arkansas Department of Corrections is facing more criticism after a fiery Joint Budget Committee meeting exposed failures in…
Guest post from Gravel and Grit, a 501(c)4 org dedicated to opposing the Franklin County prison and advocating for rural communities in Arkansas. You can read the original post on…
In a packed Senate Agriculture Committee meeting on Tuesday, Arkansans from across the state rallied to protect the Buffalo River, one of our most treasured natural resources. The controversial SB290…
A rare sight unfolded in the Old Supreme Court this morning: a bipartisan bill, crafted through collaboration and compromise over the course of two years, successfully passed out of Senate…
Today members of joint education met early to hear the Arkansas ACCESS bill, the Governor’s signature piece of education legislation for the 95th General Assembly. Arkansas ACCESS (filed as twin…