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'Democratic Party of Arkansas'

Arkansas Democrats file a recruitment report from the road

"Our grand plans include winning a statewide election, kicking Tom Cotton’s hateful ass out of Congress and replacing Gov. Sanders. But first, we aim to break the Republican stranglehold on the People’s House," writes Will Watson, strategic director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas.
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No longer a superminority? Democrats’ 2024 dreams

Hoping to capitalize on high-profile missteps of the Sanders administration and the willingness of Republican legislators to rubber stamp her agenda, Democratic candidates are vying for 64 of 100 House seats and seven of the 18 state Senate seats up for grabs in 2024.
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Arkansas Democrats blast Medicaid purge, call on Sanders to act

"This needs to be fixed and it needs to be fixed now," said Grant Tennille, chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas.

Conservative and progressive voices join to oppose FOIA rollback

Members of the political left and the political right find a rare point of agreement on protecting Arkansas's Freedom of Information Act.
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How can Arkansas Democrats win more voters? Data from 2022 holds clues.

It’s easy for Democrats to look at party identification numbers and feel dejected. But elections are not predetermined.

California's first family visits Arkansas, Gov. Newsom joins pushback on red state repression

It's spring break in Sacramento, and California's first family came east to see how red state progressives are getting along.
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Former state Sen. Roy C. “Bill” Lewellen of Marianna dies

An attorney for the Lake View School District in the historic fight for an equitable and efficient public school system, Lewellen has died at age 71.

Democrats have choice words on 'school choice' bill they predict will leave many kids behind

The supermajority Republican Legislature needs no votes from Democrats to pass whatever they please, but Democrats are still making as much noise as they can over the universal voucher bill.
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Funding and accountability questions about the Arkansas LEARNS voucher bill remain unanswered, Arkansas Democrats say

The underdog Democratic Party of Arkansas sent out a plucky press release Tuesday evening to point out that after a daylong hearing, we still don't have a good explanation for how the state will cover vouchers for any student who wants to go to a private school or homeschool.

Arkansas Dems cry foul on fast and sneaky school voucher bill tactics

Dolling it up as school choice or parental empowerment doesn't change the reality. Vouchers do nothing to boost student achievement. It's just a fact. Despite that, Arkansas is getting ready to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on vouchers.
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Arkansas Democrats set to answer Gov. Sanders' State of the Union response Tuesday

Rep. Ashley Hudson of Little Rock, who's made a name for herself as an advocate for women's and girls' health, will speak on Democrats' efforts to boost teacher pay and defeat vouchers that send public funds to church and private schools.

Arkansas Democrats meet, elect leaders, champion teacher raises

The Democratic Party of Arkansas is heading into 2023 with a new roster of officers, zero debt and a plan to boost teacher pay.
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