In his impassioned committee presentation of SB43, Gary Stubblefield waxed poetic with biblical hot takes, insisting drag queens have no redeeming qualities. Meanwhile, members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies spoke in committee, protested on the Capitol steps, and garnered support via social media.
Reverse Racism is a pressing issue for Dan Sullivan. SB 71, Sullivan’s bill that dismantles affirmative action, passed Senate committee today. It’s Sullivan’s opinion that Arkansas needs to stop giving special treatment to women and Blacks because it’s just pretty darn unfair. One member of the public who spoke against...
Sen. Jonathan Dismang, Chair of the Joint Budget Committee, worked hard to ensure fair dispersal of federal broadband funds only to be sent to timeout by his new mom, er, Governor. Via her latest executive order, Gov. Sanders halts money for rural broadband. “Hit the pause button, make sure we’re...
Arkansas’ finest Sen. Gary Stubblefield amped up the hate-filled, Bible-infused, anti-trans rhetoric Tuesday afternoon at the State Capitol. Members heard Senate Bill 43, Stubblefield’s proposed legislation that classifies any drag performance as adult entertainment. “I can’t think of any redeeming quality that can come from taking children and putting them...
All eyes are on the governor and all mouths are on the floor as Sanders sends teachers to the back of the bus. Despite widespread public support to raise teacher pay, Arkansas’s elected leaders ignore this real problem and instead raise pay for themselves and senior staff. Teachers across the...
Gov. Sanders announced the appointment of the former chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas, Doyle Webb, to head the state’s Public Service Commission. The Commission is a regulatory body charged with ensuring big energy companies don’t rip off consumers. A quick google search will tell you Webb has zero...
How does a new governor balance white supremacist rhetoric with faux inclusion? Host a MLK Day prayer breakfast at the governor’s mansion, of course! Governor Sanders, on the heels of banning Critical Race Theory and “indoctrination” in our public schools, hosted the event last week with the state’s MLK commission....
“Gaetz named Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former White House press secretary, as his pick for Trump’s 2024 running mate. The Florida congressman praised Sanders for her ‘directness’ and her move to ban TikTok on state government devices.” – Via Yahoo News.
Gov. Sarah Sanders, protector of the Spanish language, banned the term “LatinX” from Arkansas State documents during her first days in office. She also wasted no time in banning non-existent CRT curriculum and woke indoctrination in public schools. The package of executive orders was part of the “bold reforms” she...