Taxpayer oversight is key to preventing abuse of spending; it’s no wonder Sanders hates the Freedom of Information Act. TL:DR; Our Governor has had a few problems crop up lately. …
Special session starts today, with an agenda that includes anti-vaccine rhetoric, tax cuts for the ultra-rich, and the star of the show, the demise of Arkansas’s historically strong FOIA law….
Senate President Bart Hester once weaponized FOIA to help control the Governor’s narrative. Now he’s gutting FOIA to help control her narrative again. Sanders and her Arleg loyalists claim the…
Tl;dr The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has been a bedrock of democratic participation in our state since its passage in 1967. It allows any Arkansas citizen to hold…
Tl; dr Over the last several weeks the name “PragerU” has made its way into the headlines. The term might only be familiar to those who spent time in evangelical…
The highest court in the state has joined the anti-democracy brigade! The Arkansas Supreme Court has officially failed its responsibilities to the citizens of Arkansas. Here’s what’s going on. Created…
This guest post was written by Jim Ross, an associate professor of history at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Ross trains secondary education teachers and previously spent eight years…
Oliva’s scandal that won’t go away Corruption in the Arkansas Department of Education is far more likely with Secretary Jacob Oliva at the helm. Oliva is caught up in a…
TL;DR What in the world is going on at the Arkansas Department of Ed? The answer is Sarah Sanders, Jacob Oliva, and their icky propaganda machine. Before January 2023, ADE’s…
The people of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas have been without clean water for four weeks. This morning their Governor is at the border of Texas and Mexico talking to Fox News….