Out-of-state corporations and Arkansas’s richest will benefit most from cuts. And as state programs face endangerment, poor and true middle class families will likely pay to keep services going. Last…
Proposed legislation would have worsened the rural healthcare crisis on a technicality Alongside the General Assembly’s raging dumpster fires of LEARNS, culture war bills, prison expansion, and more, it’s important…
A note from our team: We are heavy hearted this weekend, like much of the state, as we see the broad destruction Friday afternoon’s tornado caused. If you are outside of…
The ‘why’ behind our supermajority’s obsession with hurting Arkansans You may have noticed an uptick this session in bills targeting LGBTQ+ folks. It’s worth talking about why this is…
Looking out for kids? Nah. The Youth Hiring Act of 2023 is now the law of the land in Arkansas. Let’s decode the Sanders camp’s spin-work and look at what…
When lawmakers focus on “owning the libs” or rather, punishing the so-called radical left, their policy quickly deteriorates. After ten full weeks, it’s time they focus on helping, not hurting…
HB1615 would allow religious groups that discriminate to sue the state for license revocation or denial of accreditation. The legislature’s love affair with discriminatory religious groups continues. HB1615 would allow…
Who loses in the anti-woke payback plan? Public retirees, taxpayers, and maybe the Republican Party. HB1307, a bill that prohibits the state from investing in woke financial businesses, passed the…
The governor’s latest enemy is “big tech,” but it’s a feckless political pitstop, not actual problem solving. ICYMI, new politically driven legislation just dropped in Arkansas. So what is Sarah…
It wasn’t our favorite week in the Arkansas Legislature. We’re kind of tired — mostly from the lack of principles, the punching down, and the attacks on Arkansans simply trying…