In a courageous move to protect Arkansans from the perils of self-governance, this month lawmakers introduced a groundbreaking slate of anti-democracy bills designed to ensure that regular citizens have absolutely no say in their own laws. “We looked around and saw a dangerous trend: people thinking they had the right...
Representative Mary Bentley has announced a new amendment to her infamous “Baby Olivia” bill, the legislation requiring Arkansas students to watch an anti-abortion animated video of a fetus growing in the womb. The new amendment takes the bill to the next level by swapping out the fictional “Baby Olivia” with...
The Arkansas Times reports that Gov. Sarah Sanders has decreed today a “Day of Tears,” inviting all good Arkansans to lower their flags and, presumably, their IQs in solemn mourning for the fetuses lost to abortion. Forget your pesky day jobs; there are zygotes to grieve! In a state where...
At the kick off of the legislative session, Sarah Sanders’ State of the State address doubled as a fan letter to Trump and a culture war greatest hits album. Arkansas, she proudly declared, is the “vanguard of a national conservative revolution.” A bold proclamation, and in no way true, not...
From a botched utility deal to blocking early voting and a misleading ballot title debacle, it’s been one political mess after another for the AG Attorney General Tim Griffin is living out a Greek tragedy. We call it “The Follies of Tim,” in which our AG finds himself embroiled in...
In a stirring address to new attorneys at the Bowen School of Law, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood took a bold stance, advocating for the timeless values of integrity, ethical conduct, and just the right amount of partisan maneuvering to secure those cushy career advancements. Wood declared her unwavering...
In the hallowed halls of justice, you might expect eloquence, rigor, and certainly excellence. But here in good ole Arkansas, these halls are neither hallowed nor just! Tim Griffin‘s bozos are running the show. His crack legal team, tasked with presenting before the highest court in the state, decided to...
Passing more tax cuts for the rich in Arkansas is like taking candy from a baby. Except the baby is just regular people trying to make ends meet. Gov. Sanders once again dolled out tax cuts for the third time in 15 months. The most recent batch of cuts reduces...
Yes, dear voters, the legislative body is hard at work, not on solving any of the state’s problems, but on reminding you—through legally toothless resolutions—which issues you should and should not support. During the special session to help the poor rich folk get richer, Representative Ryan Rose presented a dazzling...
In what can only be described as a valiant attempt to turn incompetence into an art form, Attorney General Tim Griffin has managed to get Arkansas booted from its own lawsuit against the Biden administration over the “gun show loophole.” Yes, you read that right: Griffin’s big legal play was...