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…
Motivated by supremacy, not service, the Senate tries to undercut solar in favor of big utility. It’s a pattern. Solar policy is pretty technical stuff, which is why the legislature…
The governor’s unprecedented abuse of power — and the legislature’s deference to it — threatens Arkansas’s system of checks and balances Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve noticed the…
LEARNS passes but is outshined by educators, the governor wrecks anyone who opposes her plan, the Senate says bananas stuff, and more! But first some news: You can now get…
HB1419, a bill to eradicate community-led ballot initiatives, sidesteps constitutional amendment language The Arkansas Legislature, aka the broligarchy, does not believe in the people’s right to the ballot process. This…
Our week 7 legislative video recap is up, in which Gennie is utterly consumed by the LEARNS bill and forgets what day it is. Thankfully, Hannah paid attention to everything…
Wanna take action on The LEARNS Act? We’ve got you. Take Action: Contact House Education Committee members and let them know how you feel about the LEARNS Act. Call and…
It was opening day for the LEARNS Act, which had its first legislative hearing in Senate Education. Opponents had ample time to speak against the bill, which proved irksome for…
The devil is in the details, and the LEARNS Act details are quite unholy LEARNS is long, and it takes a minute to digest 144 pages of proposed education policy….
Arizona has spent over a decade chipping away at public education, and now ranks dead last in the US. Is this the future we want for Arkansas? Arkansas is about…