This week during fiscal session in the legislature’s joint budget committee, budget hawk Rep. Frances Cavenaugh (R-Walnut Ridge) tore into State Treasurer John Thurston for the exorbitant salary increase proposed…
In February 2023, the Arkansas legislature filed Senate Bill 294, commonly known as the LEARNS Act. Within a month, LEARNS became the law of the land. It was a 145…
Politicians cut the things Arkansans actually need and then waste our tax dollars on stunts and vanity projects Arkansas is living through a real-life slasher story and the villains are…
On Tuesday the Arkansas House Rules Committee convened to discuss the state’s controversial ban on Delta-8 and other hemp-derived THC products. The meeting follows a recent federal court ruling that…
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…
Several Arkansas House members do a 180 on affirmative action. Was it because Sarah said so? You may think that our state leaders think critically, act independently, and represent the…
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…