The first 2024 presidential debate was surely one of the dumbest public spectacles this nation has ever seen in the age of mass media.
David Ramsey
David Ramsey is a contributing editor for the Arkansas Times and the Oxford American. You can follow his writing at his Substack blog/newsletter, Tropical Depression. https://davidbramsey.substack.com
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Join us for a liveblog of the Biden-Trump debate tonight
Political junkies and gluttons for punishment, join us here for a liveblog of the presidential debate between incumbent President Joe Biden and felonious hype man Donald Trump. Debate starts at 8 p.m.
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With ACA enhanced subsidies set to expire, tens of thousands of Arkansans face hefty premium hikes
There’s a major “cliff” ahead in health care policy that isn’t getting much attention, but it could drop a major financial hit on middle-class people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inArkansas Blog, Summer
No country for bold men: Biden and Trump set for debate rematch Thursday night
Two old men, one curdled and one rancid, will face off in debate Thursday evening. I will be liveblogging the debate here at the Arkansas Blog!
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Pro-voucher groups aim to intervene in lawsuit challenging LEARNS vouchers (UPDATED)
Taxpayer-funded discrimination, benefits going disproportionately to the rich, and a state budget busted to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Such is the scene in Arizona, which is just a bit ahead of Arkansas on the universal school voucher path.
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CNN exposes problems with Arizona voucher program that was a model for Arkansas LEARNS
Taxpayer-funded discrimination, benefits going disproportionately to the rich, and a state budget busted to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Such is the scene in Arizona, which is just a bit ahead of Arkansas on the universal school voucher path.
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Arkansas unemployment rate stable at 3.4%
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in May, holding at the same rate as April, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services announced today.
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New Razorbacks coach John Calipari buys $2.2 million mansion
New Arkansas Razorbacks basketball coach John Calipari has found his new digs.
Posted inArkansas Blog, Summer
Ham-fisted House resolutions attacking direct democracy efforts may have backfired
Grandstanding resolutions by House Republicans against direct democracy efforts on abortion and education seem to have backfired. Do legislators really think people want to be told how to vote by a bunch of politicians soaking up per diem cash at the Capitol?
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Private schools receiving vouchers should be held to same standards as public schools, amendment backers say
If taxpayer money is going to fund private schools, an education expert argued, citizens should demand “transparency, accountability and public information — as much as possible on the same scale as what public schools have to provide.”