Sec. of State John Thurston rejected the Arkansas Abortion Amendment based on a paperwork error, but women’s health advocates are not going away without a fight.
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Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment falls short on signatures this time
A campaign to hold private schools that accept public dollars accountable and provide pre-K and other services to all kids garnered lots of enthusiasm, but not enough signatures.
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Education amendment would be biggest progressive policy win in Arkansas since Medicaid expansion
The education amendment faces an uphill climb to make the ballot, but if it does, it will be a political earthquake with massive policy stakes.
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Education amendment nearing county goal, still needs thousands more signatures
The education amendment has now reached the needed signature threshold in 49 of the required 50 counties.
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Education amendment down to the wire for collecting signatures
For AR Kids, the group behind the Educational Rights Amendment, is racing to meet the signature threshold by the July 5 deadline.
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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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Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment organizers say they’re ‘nearing the halfway mark’ on signatures for the 2024 ballot
A grassroots effort to ensure equitable educational opportunities and hold publicly funded private schools accountable is collecting signatures and facing well-funded opposition: “We’ve been attacked by billionaires and millionaires with a big-money campaign aimed to dismantle our public schools.”
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Governor’s campaign manager leads abortion amendment opposition group
An opposition group has formed to oppose ballot measures on abortion, medical marijuana and public education. It’s led by Chris Caldwell, a political consultant who served as Gov. Sanders’ 2022 campaign manager.
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As deadline for Arkansas school vouchers approaches, a proponent and a detractor reflect on the first year
As the second year of the Arkansas LEARNS voucher program kicks off, opponents and supporters have the same sentiment: It will be more of the same.
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Education amendment group For AR Kids racks up another rejection from the AG
This was the third try from a group attempting to require private schools accepting public funding in the form of vouchers to meet the same academic standards public schools must meet, among other changes.