The Republican Party of Saline County cited a failure to insure the property and a no-confidence vote regarding Tom Cotton and others as reasons for the eviction.
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Commission recommends space for Arkansas Capitol’s upcoming ‘monument to the unborn’
Lakey Goff, the artist behind the idea of a “living wall” of flora for the monument, proposed placing the monument in the grassy space behind the Capitol and to the north of the Supreme Court building.
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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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Making Arkansas worse again
A pliable legislature stomped on the poor, indulged the rich and threw teachers, librarians, children and trans people under the bus, all because the MAGA governor told them to.
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Senate approves bill that would pave the way for creation of a ‘monument to the unborn’
Senate Bill 307 would pave the way for the creation of a “Monument to Unborn Children.” The monument would be paid for by private funds. The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission would be responsible or approving the design and creator of the monument, though the secretary of state would have final approval.
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One state senator cleared, another faces penalties for ‘spurious, frivolous, retaliatory’ accusations
State Sen. Stephanie Flowers’ name is cleared. Sen. Alan Clark’s name is mud.
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Senate Ethics members expected to do something tomorrow re: Clark v. Flowers
They’ll meet at 11:30 a.m. Will the accuser become the accused?
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Senate Ethics Committee going through the motions on seemingly flimsy complaint
Committee members are in executive session, but a vote is expected to happen publicly this afternoon.
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State legislators hear a pitch to spend state surplus dollars on new prison beds
Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde and others are pushing to spend state surplus dollars on new prison beds, with the idea that added capacity will allow the state to keep criminals locked up and out of trouble longer. Some state lawmakers are skeptical.
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People are asking why Sen. Joyce Elliott was absent for the Senate Ethics meetings, and here’s the boring answer
Previously scheduled meetings in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta kept Sen. Elliott from showing up for hearings on lawmakers’ per diem scam at Boys State.