Jen Standerfer, an attorney and leader in the campaign to protect Arkansas’s Freedom of Information Act, was arrested and handcuffed in front of a room full of judges and attorneys today.
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Shortsighted Bentonville City Council torpedos teacher housing
In February, the Bentonville City Council held a baffling vote shooting down an affordable housing project.
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Altus puppy rescuers spend a night in jail, unleashing a dogfight over sheriff’s role
The arrest of two women who trespassed to rescue puppies from a house slated for demolition is prompting accusations of unfair treatment in Franklin County.
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Big billboard in bed with Bart Hester
Arkansans deserve transparency from elected officials, and transparency involves campaign finance. Where and how politicians receive donations matters because it helps us understand who is really in control.
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Non-inclusive survey ignites suspicions of a hidden agenda for Arkansas deaf and blind schools
Some fear the state may consolidate or even close the schools for the deaf and blind.
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Dept of Ed lowers disability standards for vouchers, lets private school families cut in line
Some parents had only to provide a doctor’s note as proof of disability to score $6,600 private-school coupons.
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A water crisis reveals Arkansas state government’s failure
Offering the city a loan while lawmakers hoard money to justify income tax cuts for the rich is pretty bad optics. Officials estimate that the city’s water system will need a full overhaul and cost anywhere between $1 million to $15 million. The loan the governor approved is a meager 0.01% of the state’s current surplus.
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Packing the Court with a Judge of One’s Own: A Sarah Sanders Story
No matter how normal these power-hungry politics begin to feel, Arkansans do not have to stand for it.
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AG Griffin ignores Constitution to implement LEARNS
At the very least, Attorney General Tim Griffin is green lighting a law that was deemed unconstitutional by a judge…twice. This is an overreach of his power and demonstrates his allegiance to ideology over the Constitution itself.
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Parents of kids with disabilities pay the price for LEARNS
Gov. Sarah Sanders needed her omnibus LEARNS package to be rushed through the legislative process and into law. Now, parents of Arkansas’s most vulnerable students are footing the bill of the governor’s decision to play political games with our kids’ futures.