Category: Arkansas

Arkansas Bills Target 1619 Curriculum, Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

January 25, 2021
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A pair of bills introduced in the Arkansas legislature last week would prohibit the use of public school funds to teach certain race-centered curricula. The House Bill 1231 would restrict state funding from going to public schools and colleges that teach a curriculum based on the New York Times’ 1619 Project, which portrays the United…

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Sarah Sanders, Former Trump Aide, Announces Run for Arkansas Governor

January 25, 2021
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Ex-Donald Trump aide Sarah Sanders on Monday announced she’s running to be governor of Arkansas. “With the radical left now in control of Washington, your governor is your last line of defense,” Sanders said in a video announcing her bid. “In fact, your governor must be on the front line. So today I announce my…

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Sarah Sanders, Former Trump Spokeswoman, Announces Run for Arkansas Governor

January 25, 2021
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Former Trump White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Jan. 25 that she’s formally launched her 2022 campaign for Arkansas governor. “America is great because we are free. But today, our freedom and the rule of law are under attack,” Sanders said in her announcement video. “I was the first White House press secretary to…

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Arkansas Governor Downplays Threat of Violence on Inauguration Day, Won’t Bring in National Guard

January 17, 2021
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said his office is monitoring the potential for violence, saying he does not feel the need to deploy the state’s National Guard to the state capitol in Little Rock. The Republican governor told Fox News on Sunday: “You want to be overprepared versus underprepared because you never want to see a repeat…

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5 Arkansas Family Members Found Dead in Apparent Christmas Day Murder-Suicide: Authorities

December 27, 2020
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Officials in Arkansas said they discovered the bodies of five people inside a home in Atkins on Friday, Christmas Day. The Pope County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that five members of the same family—five women and girls—were found dead. The ages ranged from 8 years old to 50 years old, officials said. When deputies arrived after…

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