Sanders re-emphasizes education and public safety in State of the State address • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders used Wednesday’s “State of the State” address to tout her ongoing policy priorities, primarily education and law enforcement, and urge state lawmakers to pass her proposed state budget. “Send me a budget that funds critical services for Arkansans while slowing the growth of government and I will sign it,” Sanders […]
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Arkansas fiscal session begins this week; proposed budget expected to pass with few changes • Arkansas Advocate
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Arkansas lawmakers will convene the state’s eighth fiscal session Wednesday, beginning the process of finalizing the state budget for fiscal year 2025, which starts July 1 and ends June 30, 2025. The fiscal session lasts a maximum of 30 days unless three-fourths of the House and Senate vote to extend it. Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, […]
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Arkansas governor marks start of year two for voucher applications • Arkansas Advocate
A private, Christian school in Fort Smith is adding a grade because of increased interest in Arkansas’ school voucher program, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday. Applications opened Monday for new students, schools and service providers enrolling in the Educational Freedom Account program, which is expanding eligibility criteria and enrollment limits in its second year. […]
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Arkansas governor’s campaign manager leads abortion amendment opposition group • Arkansas Advocate
Supporters of ballot initiatives on abortion, medical marijuana and education said they’re not concerned about the formation of a new opposition group led by an adviser to Arkansas’ governor. Stronger Arkansas is chaired by Chris Caldwell, a political consultant who served as Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ 2022 gubernatorial campaign manager. Caldwell will also lead her […]
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposes state budget with 1.76% increase • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday proposed a 1.76% increase to next year’s state budget, a significantly smaller percentage jump than what has been proposed in recent years. Sanders in a letter to state lawmakers said the $6.3 billion general revenue budget proposal puts “an end to government’s spiraling growth.” The proposed fiscal 2025 […]
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Arkansas AG approves ballot title for public education coalition’s initiative • Arkansas Advocate
Supporters of a ballot initiative to amend the Arkansas Constitution’s education clause will begin collecting signatures next week following the attorney general’s approval of ballot language Friday. The Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment of 2024 aims to hold private schools that receive state funding to the same standards at public schools. Attorney General Tim Griffin certified […]
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Arkansas coalition submits measure to amend state Constitution’s education clause
A proposed constitutional amendment submitted to the Arkansas attorney general Thursday would require all schools receiving state funds to meet the same set of academic and accreditation standards. The Educational Rights Amendment of 2024 also proposes that the state expand its obligation to maintain a “general, suitable, and efficient system of free public schools” to […]
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Arkansas Education Officials Release First Annual School Voucher Report – The 74
Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Roughly 4,800 students are participating in the first semester of Arkansas’ new K-12 voucher program. A bulk of those kids are attending the largest, mostly-religious private schools in the state. Of the 94 participating private schools, there are also a […]
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