State Sen. Dan Sullivan, aka “Book Ban Dan,” really thought he was doing something here.
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Arkansas lawmakers sputter through tedious inquiry into diversity, equity and inclusion on campus
Dan Sullivan and other neurotic Republicans go hunting for troublesome tidbits of diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Arkansas legislators probe universities’ diversity, equity and inclusion practices
Arkansas lawmakers are discussing the results of an inquiry into DEI practices at higher education institutions requested by state Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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Lawmakers call for investigation into Central Arkansas Water donations and pro-diversity email
Lawmakers agreed it’s legal for Central Arkansas Water to donate more than $118,000 to nonprofits, but they don’t like it. A legislative committee is seeking to investigate CAW’s philanthropy, along with an email from an employee group rallying opposition to an attack on affirmative action.
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Saline County Quorum Court aims to take power from library board with vote on Monday
Two federal lawsuits alleging library censorship trudge along while the Saline County Quorum Court moves to weaken its library board’s power.
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Arkansas book ban breakdown
Citing the threat of state censorship, a judge put Arkansas’s new book-banning law on ice. But now what? Here’s a look at what happens next in the fight for free speech.
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UPDATE: Federal judge blocks Arkansas’s library censorship law from taking effect
A federal judge in Fayetteville stopped Arkansas’s new book censorship law in its tracks Saturday. Dan Sullivan, sponsor of the legislation, vowed the state would appeal.
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Book-banning furor rages on, from federal court to Dan Sullivan’s Facebook page
With a federal suit pending over Arkansas’s new censorship law and ongoing tension over what library books young people should be able to read, arguments are unfolding in court filings and spilling out on social media.
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Know-nothing state Sen. Dan Sullivan wants to defund public libraries that don’t bend to his will
A video clip captures the Jonesboro legislator sharing his strategy for dumbing down the populace enough that voters will continue to tolerate his narrow-minded, hateful politics. Cut off cash to entities that foster thinking and learning, he suggests.
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The bills that died this legislative session but still haunt us
Even if extreme bills don’t pass, there are still consequences of weaving them into the lawmaking process in the first place. Bad bills negatively affect Arkansans, whether they pass or not.