Just straight up stupid...

In August, several new laws that will impact Arkansas schools were enacted. Here's what to know.

#ARpx

https://www.thv11.com/article/news/education/new-laws-back-to-school/91-2f8978f8-67eb-4b23-b5bd-0ed2c01930c2

I will never not find it darkly amusing that Arkansas, a state where half of the kids are called "Bubba" has passed a law that criminalizes not addressing a kid by his or her given name. #arpx

Arkansas may be #44, but at least we can put children to work operating dangerous machinery! 🎉

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https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/11/top-states-for-business-arkansas.html

Arkansas, where snakes are more protected against deadly force than people:

Snakes: "It is illegal to kill snakes in Arkansas unless they pose an immediate threat to people, pets or property"

People: "In 2021, Arkansas enacted a law which removed the duty to retreat before using deadly force in public"

https://www.agfc.com/en/news/2021/03/10/learn-how-to-identify-arkansass-venomous-snakes/#:~:text=It%20is%20illegal%20to%20kill,or%20trying%20to%20kill%20it.

https://giffords.org/lawcenter/state-laws/stand-your-ground-in-arkansas/

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Um...doesn't appointing the current chair of the state GOP to the state Supreme Court seem a bit blatantly political?

"Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed former U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland of Little Rock to the Arkansas Supreme Court...

Hiland has served as chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas since December..."

#ARpx #Darkansas

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jul/03/sanders-appoints-former-us-attorney-cody-hiland-to-arkansas-supreme-court/

Our Community Service team is sponsoring our first Highway Clean Sweep of 2023, on Saturday, March 18 @ 8:30am. Everyone interested in keeping Craighead County beautiful can join us! 💙🚮 https://forms.gle/9ayYxEwgCW38gT9C6 #ARpx #Politics #CraigheadCounty #Arkansas

New from me: The farm bill is going to be a hot topic as the year goes on, and two Arkansas lawmakers (@JohnBoozman@twitter.com and @RepRickCrawford@twitter.com) are preparing to get the legislation through a split Congress. #arpx https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/30/arkansas-lawmakers-confident-they-can-pass-farm/

The Arkansas Democrats filed HB1268: the Raise Act of 2023.
Included:

- $10K pay raise for full-time teachers
- sets minimum starting salary at $50k
- $15/hour minimum for all classified staff

We love to see it! 😍 #ARpx #Politics #Arkansas #DemocraticParty

Officer Elections for the county party have been moved to the February 28 meeting at 5:30pm! Please sign up to be a member (membership is free; link in bio) by January 28, 2023 in order to vote for chair, vice chair, treasurer, or secretary.

We also re-elected our Election Commissioner, Roseann Askeland for a full term! We're so excited for her service. Congrats, Roseann! #ARpx #CraigheadCounty #Arkansas #Politics

RT @ArkansasOnline@twitter.com

BREAKING: The #Arkansas man who was photographed with his foot on a desk in Nancy Pelosi’s office has been found guilty on all charges for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. #BigoBarnett #arnews #arpx https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/23/jury-begins-deliberating-in-barnetts-jan-6-riot-trial/?clear_cache&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_ArkansasOnline

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ArkansasOnline/status/1617567799680942082

In response to the filing of Senate Bill 81 by #DanSullivan #ARpx #USPolitics #Arkansas #Libraries

Meanwhile, Arkansas teachers, some of the most important public servants we have, are fighting for $46,000—way below what they deserve—and will likely have an uphill battle. #ARpx #USPolitics #Arkansas

RT @AlexHouseThomas@twitter.com

New from me: After a rough start to the year, House Republicans moved swiftly last week to approve parts of their agenda. But that doesn't mean the rest of this Congress will be easy.

"We're on the honeymoon," @rep_stevewomack@twitter.com told me. #arpx https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/17/house-gop-moves-forward-but-future-not-certain/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AlexHouseThomas/status/1615367210712633345

New from me: After a rough start to the year, House Republicans moved swiftly last week to approve parts of their agenda. But that doesn't mean the rest of this Congress will be easy.

"We're on the honeymoon," @rep_stevewomack@twitter.com told me. #arpx https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/17/house-gop-moves-forward-but-future-not-certain/

#arpx

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/01/13/on-executive-orders-and-culture-war-bill-mean-divisive-and-unnecessary

Weird. I was assured that the language police was an evil plot from the left...#arpx

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/arkansas-gov-sarah-huckabee-sanders-bans-term-latinx-first-day-office-rcna65351

Oh lord....

[Sarah Huckabee Sanders will] be replacing Asa Hutchinson’s Education secretary, Johnny Key, with a veteran of the DeSantis administration in Florida, Jacob Oliva.

It seems a likely indication of the direction Sanders intends to take education in Arkansas. It’s not pretty. #arpx

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2022/12/29/johnny-key-is-out-as-education-secretary-sanders-taps-desantis-education-leader-to-replace-him?utm_campaign=daily_update&utm_source=arktimes_email&utm_medium=email&vgo_ee=ukXpbeiFJEb345vyTLf%2BqPlMy%2BOWWuyaZunZiCXh6gI%3D

Resharing this from the morning. These are huge measures that everyone needs to understand.

RT @AlexHouseThomas@twitter.com

ICYMI, Congress passed the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending measure last week. Three of Arkansas' lawmakers — @JohnBoozman@twitter.com, @SenTomCotton@twitter.com and @rep_stevewomack@twitter.com — voted for the bill.

Why did they support it? Let me explain ... #arpx https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/25/arkansas-lawmakers-discuss-accomplishments/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AlexHouseThomas/status/1607754963706589184

ICYMI, Congress passed the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending measure last week. Three of Arkansas' lawmakers — @JohnBoozman@twitter.com, @SenTomCotton@twitter.com and @rep_stevewomack@twitter.com — voted for the bill.

Why did they support it? Let me explain ... #arpx https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/25/arkansas-lawmakers-discuss-accomplishments/

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