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Judge partly sides with plaintiffs suing to stop Arkansas’s ban on ‘critical race theory,’ ‘indoctrination’
Though Judge Lee Rudofsky’s ruling was narrow, he said it “should give comfort to teachers across the state” that they won’t be broadly punished for the content of their lessons — even “critical race theory.”
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Arkansas and five more states sue over federal rule change protecting LGBTQ students
The lawsuit filed today by Tim Griffin and Missouri AG Andrew Bailey is at least the fourth lawsuit filed by red-leaning states opposed to the rule.
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Lawmakers adopt emergency rule barring electronic signatures for would-be voters
“There is no problem with integrity in voting in Arkansas. We are making up stuff. We’re suppressing the vote. That’s the bottom line,” former state Sen. Joyce Elliott said.
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Lawmakers to consider emergency rule to make voter registration harder
While it’s a quaint idea to require some Founding Fathers John Hancock cosplay for aspiring participants in democracy, such analog transactions are inconvenient, unnecessary and no longer the norm.
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Arkansas AG Tim Griffin sues to keep gun show loophole open, with a nod to Bryan Malinowski
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is leading the charge to keep the gun show loophole wide open.
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The Stupidest Scandal: How a $19K lectern stole the show
Gov. Sarah Sanders has no one but herself to blame for lecterngate, the audit, and her office’s documented disregard for the law.
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Attorney General Tim Griffin adding positions and salary bumps to his grandstanding fiefdom
Budget bill gives AG Tim Griffin more staffers to help get himself on camera.
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Sanders’ role in Trump’s sex scandal coverup and a new attack on abortion care
No one will be shocked to learn that Gov. Sarah Sanders is alleged to have played a key role in covering up Donald Trump’s sex scandals.
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Republican lawmaker’s effort to pin down governor on state purchasing law dies in committee
Julie Mayberry takes a jab at Sarah Huckabee Sanders with an attempt to clarify that the rules apply to the governor, too.