State officials disqualified the measure Wednesday. But new records show their justifications may not hold up to scrutiny.
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IT’S ON! Enough signatures collected to put abortion rights on Arkansas ballot
100,000 and counting. That’s how many Arkansans signed on to push back against our state’s near-total abortion ban.
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Education amendment would be biggest progressive policy win in Arkansas since Medicaid expansion
The education amendment faces an uphill climb to make the ballot, but if it does, it will be a political earthquake with massive policy stakes.
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America is cooked: Supreme Court grants Trump broad immunity
In a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, the conservative majority effectively declared Donald Trump above federal law.
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POSTMORTEM: Joe Biden and Donald Trump face off in presidential debate
The first 2024 presidential debate was surely one of the dumbest public spectacles this nation has ever seen in the age of mass media.
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No country for bold men: Biden and Trump set for debate rematch Thursday night
Two old men, one curdled and one rancid, will face off in debate Thursday evening. I will be liveblogging the debate here at the Arkansas Blog!
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Ham-fisted House resolutions attacking direct democracy efforts may have backfired
Grandstanding resolutions by House Republicans against direct democracy efforts on abortion and education seem to have backfired. Do legislators really think people want to be told how to vote by a bunch of politicians soaking up per diem cash at the Capitol?
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Blowhards With a Vengeance: Legislators have grandstanding temper tantrum over direct democracy
The peevish dweebs in the Arkansas Legislature love to keep all the power in their own grubby, micromanaging little hands.
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Anti-abortion groups target pro-choice ballot measures nationwide, including in Arkansas
In Arkansas and elsewhere, anti-abortion activists have concluded that it’s best not to give the people a vote.
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More tax cuts incoming: Governor calls special session next week
Blessed with prosperous economic times, one might think Sanders would split the difference: Put some revenue towards much-needed state services and some towards tax cuts. But that’s not her approach.