Everyone involved must be feeling proud.
David Ramsey
David Ramsey is a contributing editor for the Arkansas Times and the Oxford American. You can follow his writing at his Substack blog/newsletter, Tropical Depression. https://davidbramsey.substack.com
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Golden Boy: Family corrals newborn after surprise bathroom birth in North Little Rock
On a warm, cloudy day earlier this month, the Woodfork family was on their way back to Mississippi from a weekend getaway to Hot Springs. They were hungry.
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Tom Cotton reportedly a leading contender for Donald Trump’s running mate
Cotton has the golden resumé of a rising star, but his stuffy manner and apparent discomfort with humans has led that star to dim over time.
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Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment organizers say they’re ‘nearing the halfway mark’ on signatures for the 2024 ballot
A grassroots effort to ensure equitable educational opportunities and hold publicly funded private schools accountable is collecting signatures and facing well-funded opposition: “We’ve been attacked by billionaires and millionaires with a big-money campaign aimed to dismantle our public schools.”
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Sen. Bryan King hopes to bring up tougher crypto mine regulations in coming special session
King’s quixotic effort to put tough regulations on noisy, energy-hogging crypto mines will continue when the expected special session convenes next month. Among other factors, King is pointing to recent federal action to shut down a Wyoming crypto mine with connections to China.
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Governor offers silly spin on economic numbers as jobless rate ticks down to 3.4%
Look at the state economic data and ignore the national economic data, the governor says. It’s transparent propaganda that isn’t even trying to make sense.
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The Queenfish: Sarah Huckabee Sanders profiled in Politico
I do not know what a “refreshed brand” is. To me, the governor seems like the same old Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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Public schools must teach pro-adoption, anti-abortion lesson by end of school year, per new state law
A little-known law passed in 2023 requires public schools to teach “the reasons adoption is preferable to abortion” in grades 6-12.
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Arkansas Department of Education not big fans of ‘equity’
Under Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the education department is so far down the rabbit hole of “anti-woke” politics that they’re more invested in childishly trying to own the libs than providing the best possible educational opportunities for every kid in every district.
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State Board of Education okays LEARNS rules for maternity leave, teacher merit bonuses
The education department is in charge of crafting the rules by which the governor’s LEARNS Act will be implemented.