Former state Sen. Jason Rapert was repeatedly rude to other members of the State Library Board Friday. In turn, the board rejected his proposals.
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Rapert at odds with other Sanders appointee on State Library Board
Rapert draws an unlikely foe on the State Library Board: Sanders’ only other appointee to the panel.
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Rapert pledges to keep advocating for book censorship as next library board meeting nears
Jason Rapert says he will try at future State Library Board meetings to defund libraries who violate the spirit of a state censorship law. But first, he wants to read the books on the naughty list.
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Jason Rapert demands removal of books he dislikes from Arkansas libraries
From a graphic novel version of “The Handmaid’s Tale” to Rupi Kaur’s popular “Milk and Honey,” Jason Rapert wants them gone.
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Policing libraries, aka book banning, moves a step further in Arkansas
A letter has gone out to libraries asking if they have certain books available to minors — books that library board member Jason Rapert doesn’t like. So, apparently, you shouldn’t like them either.
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Jason Rapert crowns himself the ‘conscience of the state library board,’ wants security at meetings
Jason Rapert mourned the failure of his effort to defund libraries that sue the state and called himself the “conscience” of the state library board. He also has asked for a security presence at future meetings after a surprise spectator showed up at the last meeting.
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Jason Rapert tries and fails to defund libraries suing the state
Former state Sen. Jason Rapert today failed to win support for his first proposal before the state Library Board: to defund any library that sues the state or its taxpayers.
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Arkansas Senate to vote Friday on Rapert’s appointment to state Library Board
The Arkansas Senate is scheduled to vote on gubernatorial appointments on Friday. Among them is an especially controversial one: former state Sen. Jason Rapert’s appointment to the Arkansas State Library Board.
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Governor names Jason Rapert to state library board
Governor Sanders knows how to create controversy. Today, she nominated former state Sen. Jason Rapert to the Arkansas State LIbrary Board.