Tag Archives: Arkansas

Asa Hutchinson Formally Launches WH Campaign

The Associated Press reports: Asa Hutchinson, the former two-term Republican governor of Arkansas, formally launched his campaign for president Wednesday with a kickoff in his hometown of Bentonville. The stalwart conservative, who announced in a television interview earlier this month that he intended to run, is a former congressman and official in President George W. Bush’s administration. Hutchinson has been …

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Aunt Lydia Axes Demand For Praise From Job Seekers

The Arkansas Times reports: Turns out this week’s flap over a Dear Leader-style item on the questionnaire for people hoping to serve on Arkansas boards and commissions can be chalked up to a simple design error. That’s what a spokesperson for Gov. Sarah Sanders told reporter Doug Thompson at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. And sure, the Sanders administration’s explanation about the …

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Aunt Lydia Signs Bill Banning Minors From Social Media

CNN Business reports: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a sweeping bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage. But even as Sanders signed the bill into law on Wednesday afternoon, the legislation appeared to contain vast loopholes and exemptions benefiting companies that lobbied on the bill. The Social Media Safety Act is aimed at giving parents …

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State Job Applications Demand Praise For Aunt Lydia

The Arkansas Times reports: Looking to serve your state in some official capacity? First, kiss the ring. The application form you must fill out to be considered for a post on state boards and commissions includes this question: “What is an accomplishment of the Governor’s that you admire the most?” If you’ve got 500 words ready to go about how …

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Hutchinson Launches WH Bid: Trump Should Drop Out

Politico reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is running for president in 2024, he said Sunday. “I am going to be running. And the reason, as I’ve traveled the country for six months, I hear people talk about the leadership of our country, and I’m convinced that people want leaders that appeal to the best of America, and not simply …

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Aunt Lydia Seeks Socialist FEMA Aid After Tornadoes

From Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: This evening, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders spoke with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to discuss the state and federal response to the catastrophic tornadoes that hit Arkansas today.  The Governor described the widespread damage this storm caused to areas across the state, including Little Rock, Jacksonville, Sherwood, and Wynne. The Governor requested direct federal assistance …

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Aunt Lydia Signs Anti-Trans Public School Bathroom Bill

ABC News reports: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a flood of bills nationwide targeting the trans community. The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the …

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Aunt Lydia Signs Bill To Install Abortion Monument

Fox News reports: Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a new bill into law allowing a pro-life monument to be installed near the state Capitol to remember the lives lost to abortion. The privately-funded “monument to the unborn” would mark the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, a …

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Arkansas To Erect Abortion Monument At State Capitol

Little Rock’s NPR affiliate reports: A bill to create a monument to “unborn children aborted” on the State Capitol grounds will now be signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders after it returned to the Senate for final approval. Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, became emotional when she explained her reasons for supporting the bill. “It was a holocaust in …

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Aunt Lydia Signs Arkansas “Don’t Say Gay” Bill [VIDEO]

Little Rock’s CBS affiliate reports: On Wednesday, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders officially signed the Arkansas LEARNS Act into law. The governor, who considers this bill to be “the boldest, most far-reaching, most conservative education reforms in the country,” wasted no time signing the bill after its advancement from the Senate just yesterday. The Republican-held Senate voted 26-8 to send to …

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Aunt Lydia Signs Bill Gutting Arkansas Child Labor Laws

CBS News reports: Arkansas is rolling back some child labor protections after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a new law to make it easier for children under 16 to get hired. The new law is part of a push by some states to loosen child labor rules at a time the job market remains tight, with the lowest jobless rate …

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Sarah Sanders To Sign Bill Loosening Child Labor Law

The Arkansas Illuminator reports: A proposed Arkansas law that would remove the requirement for children under 16 to prove their age to get a job will head to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ desk for approval.  Employment certificates currently require proof of the child’s age, a description of the work and work schedule and a parent or legal guardian’s written consent. …

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Aunt Lydia Sues To Block EPA Regulations In Arkansas

The Associated Press reports: Arkansas filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject its plan to comply with federal rules that are supposed to assure that the state’s coal-fired power plants and industrial sites don’t pollute the air in other states. The state filed a petition with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals over the …

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Aunt Lydia Rants About “Woke Mob” In SOTU Response

Bloomberg News reports: Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Americans are “under attack in a left-wing culture war” in the Republican response to the State of the Union on Tuesday, drawing on themes pushed by Donald Trump in his third run for the White House. The youngest governor in the country, Sanders, 40, called for a “new generation of Republican …

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Priest Gets 18 Years For Sex Assault Of Man With 47 IQ

The Kankakee Daily Journal reports: Richard E. Jacklin, a Catholic priest, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Kankakee County court Thursday after being convicted of sexually assaulting a Shapiro Developmental Center resident in 2017. Jacklin was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault, criminal sexual assault and sexual misconduct during his jury trial in September 2022. A Shapiro employee …

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AR Senate Passes Bill Classifying Drag Shows As “Adult”

Little Rock’s NBC affiliate reports: A controversial bill reclassifying drag performances as adult entertainment and placing limits on where performances can happen has been approved by Arkansas senators. Tuesday afternoon, the full Senate passed SB43 29 to 6, with the split going straight down party lines with the majority Republican caucus solidly behind the measure. The proposed law would add …

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Hutchinson’s Son Arrested On Drugs, Weapons Charges

Little Rock’s NBC affiliate reports: The son of former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s has been arrested in Northwest Arkansas, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. William Asa Hutchinson III, 47, was taken into custody on Friday by the Benton County Sheriff’s office for multiple charges. Hutchinson faces charges of simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms along with refusal to …

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Aunt Lydia Bans “Indoctrinating Children” In Arkansas

The Arkansas Times reports: No more TikTok on government-owned devices, critical race theory in Arkansas classrooms or the gender-neutral term “Latinx” on official state documents. These are among the first batch of decrees from Governor Sanders, who started signing executive orders before the folding chairs for her inauguration ceremony all got put away. Sanders signed seven(!) first-day executive orders. That’s …

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FL “Don’t Say Gay” Advocate To Lead Arkansas Schools

The Associated Press reports: Incoming Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday named a top Florida schools official as her pick to lead the state’s education agency, the latest signal of the direction of the Republican’s nascent administration. Sanders tapped Jacob Oliva, a senior chancellor at the Florida Department of Education, to serve as secretary of the Arkansas Department of …

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Outgoing AR Gov “Very Seriously” Considering WH Bid

CNN reports: Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson is “very seriously” considering a 2024 presidential campaign, he told “CNN This Morning” on Thursday. “Absolutely. I’m looking at it – looking at it very seriously. After the midterm elections, it’s more intense, and it’s an accelerated review, and after going to Iowa, I’m encouraged that a governor who’s actually solved problems, who …

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