Arkansas Democratic Rural Caucus

Arkansas Democratic Rural Caucus chairman Steve Grappe and Democratic supporters

New Democratic caucus aims to connect with rural voters

BY: - February 20, 2023

As a former teacher and graduate of a rural Arkansas school district, Jess Piper is concerned rural schools will lose funding and close under the governor’s proposed voucher program. “Rural schools will fold, communities will suffer,” Piper said. “They’ll lose their epicenter where people got their paycheck, where kids got their hot meals, where people […]