How the AR GOP’s latest rule targets marginalized communities and threatens accessible democracy Last week, the Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) voted to uphold the State’s emergency rule to ban digital…
On Tuesday night, the Arkansas Supreme Court handed down an order directing Secretary of State John Thurston to begin counting volunteer signatures for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment. Here’s the relevant…
If you’ve got whiplash over the last two weeks, you’re not alone: the Arkansas Abortion Amendment has been on a journey since Arkansans for Limited Government (AFLG) turned in over…
The Election Commission’s ruling is an attack on the core principles of democracy. Today the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners held an emergency meeting to issue an order against…
In the wake of an alarming decision by the Alabama Supreme Court, the landscape of reproductive healthcare in Arkansas is even more dire than before. A recent Alabama Supreme Court…
Not only does Arkansas use the power of the ballot-box to advance progressive policy, we also fiercely defend it from anti-democratic politicians. Here in the Natural State, we are celebrating…
Upholding the state Constitution means defending the people’s direct democracy access. So why are leaders dismissing these guaranteed rights? The Constitution serves as the bedrock of American democracy and the…
Once a bland electoral endeavor, school board races are now the intersection of local politics and culture wars. Here’s why you should get informed and be a voter. Bur first,…
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…
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…