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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

WHAT??? a For AR People live thread?? in this economy? anyway, we're tuned into the Little Rock City Director meeting tonight, where we think Mayor Frank Scott will present his resolution potentially limiting data center construction for the next year.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Data centers have been on our minds, like many of you. So we thought we'd do what we do best: a deep dive of the issue to help Arkansans understand the issue. Stay tuned for our take on data centers in Arkansas next week! And we want to hear from you - what worries you about data centers?

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Arkansas sure does like to spend our money on dumb lawsuits that make it harder for us to participate in democracy. #arpx forarpeople.org/arkansass-co...

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Good afternoon Arkansas! We are posted up in the Arkansas Senate here to cover the fiscal session. For our predictions on what the major talking points will be, check out forarpeople.org/2026-fiscal-...

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What We're Watching In The 2026 Fiscal Session - For AR People Action

For AR People will be following the fiscal session in 2026. Fights over school vouchers, Arkansas PBS, and more are likely to come.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Meanwhile, over here in the real world, Arkansas is bottom three for voter turnout and registration. Gov. Sanders doesn't let silly little things like data and reality stand in the way of her propaganda, though. There's voter suppression to be done!

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Predictably, the state filed an appeal to the AR Supreme Court this morning. Sanders wants to run the clock out.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

BREAKING: Judge Patricia James has granted the request of the citizens of Senate District 26 to hold the special election "as soon as practicable." HUGE win for democracy in Arkansas and a win for the citizens who stood up for their constitutional right to representation.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Governor Sanders today announced she will delay the special election for State Senate District 26 until next November. This leaves the people of that district without representation for over a year when issues critical to them will be voted on. actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...

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DEMAND REPRESENTATION: Hold Senate District 26 Special Election This Spring

Governor Sanders is denying an estimated 86,000 Arkansans their right to Senatorial representation. By delaying the special election for a vacant State Senate seat until November 2026, voters in Frank...

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Surprising just about nobody, Joe Profiri met with ICE agents at the site of the proposed Franklin County mega prison. Sarah wants to illegally detain and disappear our neighbors, it seems. This makes what was already a bad deal even worse. forarpeople.org/ice-detentio...

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Proposed Franklin County Prison Looks To Be an ICE Site - For AR People Action

According to the local sheriff, the Franklin County prison seems likely to house ICE detainees. Residents want no part in it.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Roe v. Wade was overturned three years ago today. Things for Arkansas families have gotten much, much worse since then, but instead of trying to fix them, the Governor and her cronies are refusing to deal with the maternal and infant mortality rates. forarpeople.org/three-years-...

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Three Years After Dobbs, Arkansas Families Still Suffer - For AR People Action

Three years ago today, the Supreme Court overruled Roe v Wade, forcing millions of families nationwide to forgo healthcare.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

House Republicans, led by Fran Cavenaugh, again nixed a contract for a firm that would help state employees navigate the thorny Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, despite members of their own party begging them to help their own workers. #arleg

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

School lunch debt in Arkansas is a looming crisis. We spoke with four nutrition directors across the state to get a sense of the problem. It's grim. New on the website today: The scope of our school lunch debt crisis and how we've failed students. forarpeople.org/the-scope-of...

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"One Kid Hungry is One Kid Too Many": The Scope of School Lunch Debt in Arkansas - For AR People Action

Arkansas now feeds schoolkids breakfast for free. But a lunch debt crisis looms large over the state's school nutrition programs.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Today we're excited to announce our participation in Protect AR Rights with other stakeholders in Arkansas. Our goal is to defend direct democracy from legislative overreach, and we've got the group to do it! You can follow our efforts at www.protectarrights.org

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

We're pleased to be supporting this effort to overturn the unconstitutional efforts of the legislature to silence the people of Arkansas and limit our right to direct democracy.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This story gets much worse. Long story short? Someone basically stole $300k from the state to abuse kids, and the state didn't do anything to stop them until the person got caught running a child fight ring. forarpeople.org/jonesboro-fi...

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FOIA Documents Show Lack of Due Diligence in Jonesboro Fight Club Case - For AR People Action

Arkansas didn't do due diligence in picking LEARNS vendors. Jonesboro students were put in a fight club as a result.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

NEW on the site today: Seen the White House budget proposal? Massive cuts to essential services across the board. But that's pretty familiar to Arkansans, who have been experiencing similar cuts for years. forarpeople.org/arkansas-is-...

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Arkansas is what happens when Government stops caring

When government stops caring, people suffer. Arkansas is living proof—and now Trump wants to take that model nationwide. It’s time to fight back.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

#NEWS A few days ago, this story broke about child abuse in a special education institution in Jonesboro. www.kait8.com/2025/04/21/p... It turns out the "Delta Institute" was receiving EFA funds. Vouchers financed a child fight ring. #arpx

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Prosecutor: School director was ‘ringleader of makeshift child fight club’

Prosecuting Attorney Sonia Hagood said Monday that a school director was the “ringleader of a makeshift child fight club.”

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Abortion bans kill people, and this is one reason why: doctors don't want to train and live in states where they cannot provide the care mandated by their oaths to "Do no harm."

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Got a really beautiful sight for y’all today. It’s so… quiet #arleg

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Matt Campbell @bluehogreport.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

In a real plot twist, the Arkansas House on Wednesday voted down an anti-democracy Republican power grab to allow the legislature to change constitutional amendments initiated and passed by the people. The issue isn't going away, though. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

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One last anti-democracy bill from Arkansas Republicans dies in the House as legislative session ends

If the people pass an amendment the Legislature doesn’t like, many Republican lawmakers want to be able to amend or repeal it. Never mind that the Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously rejected that argu...

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

And with the House in recess, the business of the 95th General Assembly is done. Thanks for following along, folks. We’ll have a roundup later this week.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

So delighted to announce the Senate has adjourned. Almost there, y'all.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

#SB569 goes down in flames. Great news for democracy.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

It brings us great joy to report that #arleg is on track to finish today. It brings us great sadness to report that bad bills are still coming. #SB569, which is an unconstitutional power grab by the legislature, passed House State Agencies late last night.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

#SB640, to dissolve and reconstitute the State Library Board, has passed the House State Agencies subcommittee. It'll head to the full House floor next.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Good morning folks, and welcome to what we "desperately hope" will be the final three working days of this legislative session. Few things we're watching (nothing is dead till they leave town): Mary Bentley's #HB1916 targeting parents and caretakers of trans kids, is up today in Senate Judiciary.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This is a great point: there will almost certainly be a special session this summer to cut taxes (🙄) and Sanders will likely tack this onto the call. But it's still a fairly embarrassing loss for her now, and gives us lots of time to organize.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Folks, great news: it seems for now the Franklin County appropriation bill is dead. Nothing is fully dead until they leave town, but Hester and Dismang are not currently planning on bringing #SB354 up for another vote. Huge win for the people of Franklin Co and the state as a whole.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Breathe a sigh of relief, folks: members of Budget Committee were told that the Revenue Stabilization Act will be on their desks soon. Always a sign that session is winding down. #arpx #arleg

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Late last night, the attack on our libraries continued. This bill would give Sanders the power to appoint every member of the library board. More to come on this, but stay aware!

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Correction: they *tried* to roast you, but I fear you told the truth and it seems that the truth hurts. Is there a song about that or something? Librarians are dedicated to their patrons, despite well-funded efforts to falsely discredit them. Get your library cards and use them, y'all.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In an incredible but honestly unexpected twist, #SB536 FAILS on a roll call. Not sure exactly how Beck (vice chair) or Gazaway (chair) voted (they're somewhat protected from the public record), but library supporters HUSTLED to get these NO votes. If your rep voted no, call them and thank them.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

To continue tonight's chaos, Rep. Lundstrum's awful religious discrimination bill, #HB1615, currently being debated in the senate.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Okay update on this: starting to hear #SB354 will indeed be heard tonight sometime. No word on when. Settle in, folks!

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Also quick note: #HB1004, which would have expanded postpartum Medicaid, failed this morning in the Senate Public Health Committee. Huge loss for Arkansas mothers.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Dan Sullivan currently lying about the effects of #SB536 in House State Agencies. Asked if the bill disrupts library services for Arkansans, he said "No, it's in the bill." What's in the bill, Dan? Just because the bill doesn't explicitly do something, doesn't mean it won't down the line.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Nothing confirmed yet, but two developments: First, it seems that #SB354 won't be heard today. Rumors of dealmaking abound, but members are so far being told it won't be today. Second, rumblings that #SB290, the Buffalo bill, WON'T be heard on the House floor and that sponsors pulled it.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

#SB354, the Franklin County prison appropriation bill, is about to be up in the Senate. It's failed multiple times, but opponents of the project - us included - have been scrambling all morning having heard rumors than previous "No" votes may have flopped. We're gonna see how this goes, folks.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn @deborahelizabeth.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Here's the inscription on the facade of Boston Public Library's McKim Building: "The commonwealth requires the education of the people as the safeguard of order and liberty." #nationallibraryweek

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Happening now in House State Agencies: #SB536, which would dissolve the State Library Board and drastically reduce funding for libraries across the state. Rep. Wayne Long and Sen. "Book Ban" Dan Sullivan presenting. They continue spouting their lies about this being about protecting children.

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

🚨 Keep up the pressure, y'all. Tell your Senators to vote NO on SB354 RIGHT NOW. contact info in this thread 👇

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For AR People @forarpeople.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

URGENT: Call your Senators RIGHT NOW to tell them to continue to vote against the Franklin County prison appropriations. The Senate number is 501-682-2902 - they'll ask you who your senator is and what bill you're discussing. Say your name, your Senator, and you'd like them to vote against #SB354

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