Tl;dr The removal of AP African American Studies from approved Arkansas courses came at the last minute and without warning. Now the Arkansas Department of Education is responding with propaganda…
Internet trolls, those pesky online folks who use inflammatory rhetoric to get a rise out of people, are a given in digital communication. And in Arkansas, sometimes the trolls are…
For the past week, Governor Sarah Sanders has attacked the Arkansas judiciary for rulings she doesn’t like, endangering our system of checks and balances. On Friday, May 26 a judge…
AR is in a rural healthcare crisis. In a two part series, we’ll break down what’s happening with rural healthcare and how it impacts you. The Natural State is one…
With LEARNS passed, we’re keeping our eyes on the state’s higher education systems Session is over and our session roundup is complete, so let’s ponder what may be in the…
Soft hands, Sanders mania, and legacy of degradation create a storm of shame. The Arkansas Senate makes for good television, doesn’t it? From screaming matches to legislators storming out of…
“Put money into people, not prisons.” Crossett native Richard Walton is the civic engagement coordinator with an Arkansas nonprofit that works to educate, engage, and mobilize voters to shape a…
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…