The sponsor of a bill to kneecap Arkansas's Freedom of Information Act went on Capitol View Sunday to say it's not really a big deal. Should we just trust him on that, or should we look into it?
The only issue that’s almost certain to be on the governor’s call is tax cuts. Rumors are circulating that there will be other issues on the call, and boy, are they interesting.
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.
It’s been a long five weeks of Arkansas legislators drawing lines in the sand against the state’s LGBTQ+ members, specifically transgender youth. While some bills get more attention than others, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families keeps a running list of what it supports and opposes.
After three full weeks, lawmakers have yet to file education legislation on behalf of the governor’s office. We’ve heard that out-of-state attorneys and DC lobbyists are the ones drafting Sanders’s education bill, which could be reason for the bill’s delay.
“There is no limit to what a zealous prosecutor could arrest a woman for,” Jessica Valenti said. “This has always been where these laws were leading, but it is so shocking to me to see it written out so explicitly.”
Today, we are implementing a new corporate policy to continue our old corporate policy of not investing in the Peabody Coal company, Chevron, Glock or Ammo Inc. Instead, we have decided, in direct contravention of this new law, to put our money in the bank.
The agenda items listed for House committee meetings this session will not exactly match up with the agenda items to actually be heard that day. Frustrating!