Government
‘No Arkansas tax dollars have gone toward’ school counselor association criticized for promoting DEI, Gov. Sanders says(The Daily Signal) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders clarified Monday that no Bear State tax dollars supported a school counselor association that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion, after… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit claims law requiring Ten Commandments in schools ‘unconstitutionally pressures students’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Several families filed a lawsuit against Arkansas school districts on Wednesday over a new law mandating the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas will sue Biden administration if state is challenged over Title IX(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Arkansas would sue the Biden administration if it pulls education funding over Title IX. The governor signed an executive order… Read More
Government
Sanders budget priorities include LEARNS Act, law enforcement(The Center Square) – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders told the 94th General Assembly Wednesday she will sign a budget that funds critical services, slows the growth of government, and fully… Read More
Public Education
Sanders appoints LEARNS supporter to state education board(The Center Square) – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ first appointee to the Arkansas Board of Education is a former Republican lawmaker who helped get the LEARNS Act through, according to… Read More
Courts
Court filings call for expedited schedule on LEARNS case(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is asking the state Supreme Court to expedite briefings in a case challenging the emergency clause of the LEARNS Act. Griffin… Read More
Culture
Sarah Huckabee Sanders sounds off on judge who blocked sex change ban for minors(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders criticized a federal court ruling Tuesday blocking the state’s ban on child sex changes. U.S. District Judge James M. Read More
Culture
Arkansas enacts Given Name Act. Here’s what parents of schoolchildren there – and elsewhere – need to know(The Daily Signal) – Arkansas lawmakers delivered a clear message to parents of K-12 students this week: You have the right to know how your child is being treated… Read More
Government
Arkansas LEARNS education reform hits legislatureAllies of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders filed the Arkansas LEARNS bill in the state legislature this week, the anticipated education reforms promised when Huckabee Sanders ran for governor. “I… Read More
Politics
Sanders says Biden administration ‘doubling down on crazy’(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Joe Biden’s administration is hijacked by the “radical left” and called for a new generation of Republican leadership in… Read More
State Government
Sarah Huckabee Sanders headlines Gold Ticket Banquet at Statewide Lincoln DaysKANSAS CITY, Mo. – To cap off the Statewide Lincoln Days weekend, roughly 500 Republicans gathered for the Gold Ticket Banquet Saturday night to hear keynote speaker and… Read More