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Stacy Smith, deputy commissioner with the Arkansas Department of Education, presented various options available to the State Board of Education on Thursday morning, April 13, 2023, concerning the disposition of the beleaguered Marvell-Elaine School District. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)

Federal probe in Florida should raise more than eyebrows in Arkansas

BY: - August 14, 2023

A kerfuffle in the Sunshine State stirred ripples in Arkansas last week when The Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times reported on a federal grand jury subpoena. Prosecutors served the subpoena to Jefferson County Schools in Florida, asking for documents involving bids for a contract in 2021 to help the low-performing district transition back to […]

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Who is making these guns, and where? (Photo by Sergio Flores/Bloomberg, Getty Images)

We need to broaden the conversation about guns to include manufacturers

BY: and - April 27, 2023

There is a familiar pattern after the mass shootings that have become a well-known feature of American life. The initial shock and grief gives way to demands for greater regulation of gun ownership by Democrats, while Republicans dismiss such measures and blame mental illness instead. But if we actually want to do something about it, […]

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in December 2021. The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter rates her Minnesota seat as a toss-up in November's election. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The battle for control of Congress: Abortion, inflation, crime and Biden

BY: , and - October 8, 2022

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are fanning out to every district in the country, leaving the wonky floor debates on Capitol Hill behind for the campaign trail in advance of the crucial Nov. 8 midterm elections.  Democrats are fighting to hold their razor-thin majorities in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, citing two years of […]