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    AR LegislatureEducationElectionsPower and Control
    October 21, 2022

    Clint’s Misleading Teacher Pay Claim

    Clint Penzo's campaign mailer says he supported teacher pay increases. The boast is really a bluff. In a recent campaign mailer for Senate District 31, Rep. Clint Penzo claims he…
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    AR LegislatureEducationNewsPower and Control
    October 18, 2022

    Senate Education Committee Shenanigans

    Sen. Missy Irvin pulls a fast one on Senate Dems A couple of weeks ago, Joint Education met to make recommendations for the 2022 Adequacy Report. But because nothing is…
    Gennie Diaz
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    EducationNews
    October 14, 2022

    Vile School Board Policy: Coming to a District Near You

    You probably caught wind the Conway school board banned books, harmed trans kids and embarrassed educators earlier this week. Their board of education approved —unanimously — a harmful bathroom ban…
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    EducationElectionsNews
    October 1, 2022

    Extremist Group pushes Bentonville school board candidates 

    Moms for Liberty, the extremist group that uses parental rights as a cover for harassing those with whom they disagree, is backing five conservative Christian candidates for the Bentonville school…
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    AR LegislatureNewsPower and Control
    September 12, 2022

    Alan Clark tries to burn the house down 

    Sen. Alan Clark filed a retaliatory ethics complaint against Sen. Stephanie FlowersSenate Ethics Committee said Flowers did not violate rulesSenate Ethics Committee called Clark's compliant "spurious, frivolous and retaliatory"Committee will…
    Gennie Diaz
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    AR LegislatureElections
    September 8, 2022

    Magician Mark & the Disappearing Money Act

    Mark Lowery is either a very good grifter or very bad at money... or both. Should someone with a fraught financial past be our next State Treasurer?  Magician Mark’s finance…
    Gennie Diaz
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    AR LegislatureNewsPower and Control
    August 23, 2022

    Are Mark and Catherine Johnson abusing power to get rich?

    Is Sen. Mark Johnson effectively signing wife’s paychecks? We all know Sen. Mark Johnson was in the hot seat for violating Senate ethics laws. But did you know that more…
    Hannah Bruner
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    AR LegislaturePower and Control
    August 16, 2022

    Alan Clark’s Bizarre Religious Call-to-Arms

    Arkansas Senator Alan Clark was recently in the hot seat for trying to steal $155 in taxpayer funds. After his colleagues agreed Clark violated Senate ethics rules, Alan took to…
    Gennie Diaz
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    AR LegislaturePower and Control
    August 12, 2022

    Tax Cut and Run

    Arleg adjourns without teacher raises; surplus on the table for next governor. Despite bipartisan support for getting public educators pay raises now, the legislature's majority voted to end special session…
    Gennie Diaz
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