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Arkansas

Arkansas school voucher program clearly supports religious instruction • Arkansas Advocate

On April 1, as a room full of elementary students looked on, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders touted the successes of Arkansas’ year-old education freedom accounts, otherwise known as school vouchers. Sanders noted that the success of the voucher program’s first year among military families enabled Fort Smith’s Harvest Time Academy to add a grade level […]

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Arkansas

Protests disrupt Hillary Clinton’s visit to Little Rock on Thursday • Arkansas Advocate

At least 30 protesters from Little Rock Peace for Palestine showed up in front of the Clinton Presidential Center on Thursday ready for Hillary Clinton and U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan to hear their message at an event for Women’s History Month. The Clinton Presidential Center hosted a conversation between Clinton, former U.S. secretary of state, […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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