Earlier this month, a circuit court judge struck down the new rule because DFA did not follow proper procedure and relied on baseless claims about law-enforcement safety.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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Federal court blocks Rose Bud’s ordinance against signature gathering for ballot measures
The order prohibits Rose Bud from attempting to enforce the unconstitutional ordinance in any way that would inhibit signature collection at its “Summerfest” event.
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ACLU sues to challenge Rose Bud’s restrictions on signature gathering
The Rose Bud city council passed the ordinance late last week in an attempt to limit signature-gatherers’ access to an event being held on public property.
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Little Rock police say governor told them to block canvassers from public property
“I’m telling you that Governor Sanders and the Martin Luther King Commission, they don’t want nobody out here with petitions,” an officer told a volunteer.
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Governor offers silly spin on economic numbers as jobless rate ticks down to 3.4%
Look at the state economic data and ignore the national economic data, the governor says. It’s transparent propaganda that isn’t even trying to make sense.
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The Queenfish: Sarah Huckabee Sanders profiled in Politico
I do not know what a “refreshed brand” is. To me, the governor seems like the same old Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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Arkansas Department of Education not big fans of ‘equity’
Under Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the education department is so far down the rabbit hole of “anti-woke” politics that they’re more invested in childishly trying to own the libs than providing the best possible educational opportunities for every kid in every district.
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Questions arise over hiring process, qualifications of new deaf school superintendent
Sixty percent of the board only interviewed Walsh, whose resume pales in comparison to other candidates’, then voted to hire her two weeks later.
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The voucher funding rip-off
Former Little Rock School District superintend Baker Kurrus argues that the funding for vouchers, woven into the state’s complicated system for funding K-12 schools, violates the state constitution and moves us backward on thorny issues of equity that the state has been trying to address for decades.
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Students and dignitaries celebrate in Little Rock as Daisy Bates statue debuts in Washington, D.C.
Celebrations and simulcasts took place at both Central High School and Second Baptist Church in Little Rock today, as a statue commemorating civil rights leader and newspaper publisher Daisy Bates was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall.