Rapert tries to block funding for libraries suing Arkansas over 2023 obscenity law
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Google-News-Wire
- February 10, 2024
- Act 372
- American Library Association
- Arkansas Library Association
- arkansas state library
- censorship
- central arkansas library system
- craighead county
- crawford county
- Dan Sullivan
- jason rapert
- jennifer chilcoat
- lgbtq+
- libraries
- library books
- library funding
- national association of christian lawmakers
- shari bales
- timothy brooks
- Trend – LGBTQ Attacks
The Arkansas State Library Board voted unanimously on Friday to give public libraries their allotted quarterly share of state money after former state Sen. Jason Rapert tried to suspend funding for the libraries suing the state. The board authorized the disbursement of almost $1.4 million over the next couple of weeks, State Library Director Jennifer […]
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Public libraries vs. quorum courts: an ongoing local conflict throughout Arkansas
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Google-News-Wire
- December 26, 2023
- Act 372
- American Library Association
- Arkansas Library Association
- censorship
- craighead county
- crawford county
- Dan Sullivan
- dana scott
- FOIA
- lgbtq+
- librarians
- libraries
- library books
- library funding
- Local governments
- Marion county
- matt brumley
- millage
- obscenity
- patty hector
- quorum court
- saline county
- Trend – LGBTQ Attacks
YELLVILLE — Dana Scott hasn’t received a pay raise since the start of 2021. Scott, a librarian with 17 years of experience, has run the Marion County Library in North Arkansas for nearly seven years, and the library board of trustees has approved a merit pay raise for her every year. For the third year […]
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Arkansas governor appoints two conservatives to state library board amid lawsuit, content debate
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Google-News-Wire
- November 21, 2023
- Act 372
- arkansas state library
- central arkansas library system
- crawford county
- jason rapert
- judge kristine baker
- lgbtq+
- libraries
- matt brumley
- national association of christian lawmakers
- patty hector
- pulaski county special school district
- saline county
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- shari bales
- Trend – LGBTQ Attacks
Former Arkansas state senator Jason Rapert, a Conway Republican who founded the National Association of Christian Lawmakers, is one of the newest members of the Arkansas State Library Board at a time when children’s access to library materials is a subject of statewide debate. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a range of appointments to state […]
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Arkansas libraries and parents sue over book ban
There are lawsuits attempting to block a new Arkansas law that bans certain books from the shelves in the children’s section. The Fayetteville Library is one of several plaintiffs involved in one of the lawsuits.40/29’s Yuna Lee spoke to David Johnson, the Executive Director of the Library on this week’s edition of On the Record.“It’s […]
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2022 Northwest Arkansas & River Valley runoff elections
Several elections in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley are headed to runoffs.Early voting in runoff elections starts Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Election day is Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.A runoff takes place in Arkansas county offices if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote. In municipal races, a runoff can be avoided if […]
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Arkansas judge dismisses lawsuit over ballot handling
A judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday that asked for an Arkansas House primary election to be thrown out due to alleged wrongdoing with absentee ballots in Crawford County.The judge in Franklin County found the suit wasn’t filed in the correct jurisdiction. An attorney for Jody Harris asked for the suit to be transferred to Crawford […]
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