Arkansas GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/gop-lawmakers-introduce-bill-that-could-ban-hairdressers-from-giving-gender-nonconforming-haircuts/
It's a Facebook link (sorry), but still a worthwhile read about how Arkansas legislators are ignoring their constituents.
"Too bad our elected officials who were invited to address these citizens’ concerns couldn’t be bothered to show up and instead were a couple miles down the road at a $7,000 a plate fundraiser for one of them."
https://www.facebook.com/mattcleveland1/posts/10163257706726018?ref=embed_post
So much going on with this...
"Republicans file bill to ban ballot measures with language above 8th-grade reading level"
Fresh food and the farmers who grow it are "woke", apparently.
Arkansas Foodbank says vital USDA program to buy fresh produce from local farms has been halted
Destroying our local tourism-based economy to own the libs. Nice job local voters.
"Hot Springs National Park scaling back hours at visitor center and museum"
I love that Sarah Huckabee Sanders' team is so inept that their own 'news' page is still tagged as "Governor Asa Hutchinson".
OF COURSE, the rep from Northwest Arkansas, Tyson Chicken's home turf, opposes making chicken products contain less salmonella.
Republicans want to prevent USDA from implementing rule to control Salmonella
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/02/republicans-want-to-prevent-usda-from-implementing-rule-to-control-salmonella/
The fact that this was even considered shows how incompetent our legislature is. It was a waste of time, most importantly the taxpayers' time.
But maybe them wasting time means other terrible things were delayed.
Fluoride bill fails in Arkansas Legislature committee
https://www.kark.com/news/politics/fluoride-bill-fails-in-arkansas-legislature-committee/
Ironic that Arkansas' motto translates to "The People Rule"
What a bunch of fucking idiots
Arkansas legislator files bill to allow ivermectin deworming medication access over-the-counter
https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/arkansas-legislator-files-bill-to-allow-ivermectin-deworming-medication-access-over-the-counter/
Bill introduced in Arkansas legislature to end Buffalo River, watershed protections
Legislators, it’s not too late to do the right thing: Stop the school voucher program
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/11/legislators-its-not-too-late-to-do-the-right-thing-stop-the-school-voucher-program
Arkansas school voucher money would be better spent on public schools
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/01/06/arkansas-school-voucher-money-would-be-better-spent-on-public-schools/
Lower tax rates push Arkansas revenue down almost 3% - Talk Business & Politics
https://talkbusiness.net/2025/01/lower-tax-rates-push-arkansas-revenue-down-almost-3/