Arkansas

Arkansas GOP Governor Absurdly Insists Biden’s Vaccine Mandate “Hardens Resistance” to Vaccines

Arkansas GOP Governor Absurdly Insists Biden’s Vaccine Mandate “Hardens Resistance” to Vaccines

Even though Covid-19 has surged across Arkansas in recent weeks, the state's Republican Governor, Asa Hutchinson, insisted that President Joe…

3 years ago

Father of Baby Hospitalized with Covid-19 Begs Americans to Get Vaccinated

Kyle Butrum, the Arkansas father of a one-year-old hospitalized with Covid-19 has made an impassioned plea for his fellow Americans…

3 years ago

Arkansas’ GOP Gov. Hutchinson Admits That Banning Masks in Schools Was a Mistake, Calls Special Session to Reverse Bill

The Delta variant is raging across the US and especially in Southern states. Many Governors in the South are doubling…

3 years ago

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces She Will Run for Governor of Arkansas

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who commanded regular news headlines during her tenure in the White House as one of former President…

3 years ago

Trump’s Campaign Is Bragging About Being Tied With Biden In Arkansas

Things are so bad for Trump and his surrogates that they are bragging about being tied with Joe Biden in…

4 years ago

Opinion: Republicans Grant Men, Even Rapists, Purview Over Women’s Bodies

"There is zero part of me that understands why a rapist or someone who got someone pregnant against their will,…

7 years ago

The Last Nail in the Duggar Media Coffin. Gimme the Hammer!

The parents and the church are enablers in this case through their naive belief that all is well. It's not,…

9 years ago

Christian Counseling and Homeschool Program Embraced By Duggars Funded By Hobby Lobby

Hobby Lobby has, for years, provided substantial financial support to Bill Gothard, the Christian fundamentalist who founded the ATI homeschool…

9 years ago

Bible Belt Victory As Arkansas Town Upholds Anti-Discrimination Ordinance By Huge Margin

Voters in Eureka Springs, Arkansas voted overwhelmingly to uphold the city's anti-discrimination ordinance by a 71-29 percent margin.

9 years ago

Defiant Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Says He Will Stand Firm On Opposing Gay Marriage

Louisiana Republican Governor Bobby Jindal penned a defiant op-ed in The New York Times, defending his opposition to gay marriage.

9 years ago

Sen. Tom Cotton Thinks All Is Copacetic Because Arkansas Doesn’t Hang Gays Like Iran

Senator Tom Cotton argues that discrimination against gays in the US shouldn't be a priority, since we aren't hanging them…

9 years ago

Hey, Religious “Freedom” Laws Open The Door To Discrimination Against Women Too

One day people will wake up and wonder why they can no longer get the pill in their state, let…

9 years ago

Conservative Defense of Indiana’s Hateful RFRA is Awash in a Sea of Lies

Republican and Religious Right damage-control over Indiana's RFRA is chaotic and entertaining, and as dishonest as the day is long

9 years ago

Hobby Lobby Ruling Opened Floodgates For Indiana Discrimination Law

Americans are witnessing the profound and dangerous impact of the High Court's Hobby Lobby decision to dismantle the 1st Amendment's…

9 years ago

California Attorney-General Fights To Void Deadly Anti-Gay Ballot Initiative

The far right's war on the LGBT community took a variety of turns this week.

9 years ago

General Accuses Tom Cotton and 46 Other Republican Senators Of Mutiny

Major Gen. Paul D. Eaton stopped short of calling Cotton and 46 Republicans traitors. As a career military man Eaton…

9 years ago

GOP Iran Letter Was A Push For A Regime Change War And Defense Industry Profits

The truth, and true purpose of the letter, has really never been in question; specifically because the filthy little neo-con…

9 years ago

Jon Stewart Completely Exposes Mike Huckabee’s Beyonce Criticism Hypocrisy

During Monday night's broadcast of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart tore into former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee over his…

9 years ago

Mike Huckabee’s Unconscionable Attack on the First Lady and Beyoncé

Huckabee, whose son hung a dog, attacks Michelle Obama for letting her kids listen to Beyoncé, and accuses Jay-Z of…

9 years ago

“Muslim Free” Shooting Range In Arkansas Turns Away Brown-Skinned Non-Muslim Customers

In an example of purely ignorant racism, a shooting range in Arkansas turned away two prospective customers because the owner…

9 years ago

Child Homelessness and Poverty Are Rising So Republicans Plan Harsh Program Cuts

Coupled with inhumane austerity cuts, the GOP is getting precisely what they apparently live for; more despair and destitution among…

9 years ago

Religious Purity Movement By Right-Wing Fanatics Threatens Faith in America

What is curious, is that although America is not, was not, and never will be a Christian nation, there are…

9 years ago

Rachel Maddow Reveals How Minimum Wage And Pot Ballot Measures May Push Dems To Victory

During Monday night's episode of The Rachel Maddow Show, host Rachel Maddow discussed popular ballot measures in a number of…

9 years ago

Don’t Let The Republican Tactic of Suppress and Confuse Steal Your Voice

One of the ironies of court wars over vote suppression laws lies in the fact that proponents of suppressing the…

10 years ago

Possible Voter Fraud Gets Arkansas AG Candidate Kicked Off Voter Rolls

It is a different story, though, when a white Republican is kicked of voter rolls in Arkansas that not only…

10 years ago

The Media Finally Catches On That Democrats Are Running The Better Senate Campaigns

Don't look now, but even the mainstream corporate controlled media are catching on that Democrats are running more effective Senate…

10 years ago

Bill Clinton Terrifies Republicans by Busting and Exposing Their Obama Scam

Former President Bill Clinton told voters what Republicans don't want them to know while campaigning with Sen. Mark Pryor in…

10 years ago

Republican Candidate for A-G of Arkansas Kicked Off Voter Rolls For Registering in Multiple States

As of Tuesday, the Republican candidate for Attorney-General in Arkansas is no longer a registered Arkansas voter. It turns out that…

10 years ago

Donald Trump Once Again Gets His Facts Wrong While Endorsing GOP Senate Candidate

On Monday afternoon, Donald Trump sent out a tweet endorsing New Hampshire GOP Senate candidate Scott Brown in his race…

10 years ago

Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down in Deep Red Idaho

U.S. magistrate Candy Dale struck down Idaho's gay marriage ban on Tuesday.

10 years ago

Taking Back the House, Vol. 13: Steve Womack and Arkansas’s 3rd District

This is the thirteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of…

10 years ago

Taking Back the House, Vol. 12: Tim Griffin and Arkansas’s 2nd District

This is the twelfth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of…

10 years ago

Arkansas Republican Led Senate Committee Refuses to Ratify the ERA

In Arkansas today, the Republican-controlled State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee rejected a proposal to ratify the ERA to the…

11 years ago

Senate Oil Whores Think American Exceptionalism Will Protect Us From a Keystone XL Disaster

It is unfortunate, but Republicans and some Democrats are plodding ahead as if America's exceptionalism will protect it from catastrophes…

11 years ago

A Neo-Confederate, a slavery apologist and a death penalty for children advocate walk into an election…

Justice was decisive as she struck down the three GOP 'stooges' in Arkansas, best known for hating immigrants, loving slavery…

11 years ago