Over the last week, residents in Franklin County have grown increasingly furious at Governor Sanders’ move to secretly ram a new 3,000 bed prison down their throats and into their…
Extremist leaders in our state use scare tactics to divide and mislead. They avoid accountability and push Arkansas further into chaos and disarray. From silencing opposing voices to ignoring the…
First meaningful look at teacher merit pay and educator retention shows additional LEARNS weaknesses The Joint Education Committee met this week to examine one of the state’s new LEARNS programs…
Every few months, news breaks that Sarah Sanders has made another round of government appointments. These range from replacements to her Cabinet secretaries to various boards and commissions responsible for…
Last year, we wrote a piece in the midst of the Helena-West Helena water crisis (still ongoing, by the way) asking what the state government does for folks. There’s two…
As the political machine for President gears up, whispers of potential vice presidential candidates for Donald Trump are beginning to circulate, and the current list includes Arkansas’s Governor Sarah Huckabee…
Under the guise of a legislative emergency, ALC members took up an administrative issue that is neither substantive nor urgent — but will hurt LGBTQ Arkansans. Earlier this week, Gov….
It’s an impressive scam, to be honest. This time last year, For AR People sounded the alarm about a few extra-dubious policies tucked into the entirely dubious LEARNS Act. Education…
In an effort to uphold transparency in government and accountability of taxpayer funds, For AR People is submitting a formal audit request to Arkansas’s Office of Legislative Audit. The audit request pertains to Governor Sarah Sanders’ purchase order for a nearly $19,000 lectern, originally paid for with taxpayer money, that was only apparently produced after days of public scrutiny and outcry.
What are Sanders and Arleg trying to hide? Tomorrow, the Arkansas legislature will convene for three days to decimate the state’s robust Freedom of Information Act. The FOIA allows Arkansas…