Leah Garrett
New Democratic caucus aims to connect with rural voters
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 […]
Americans obligated to defend democracy, Rep. Liz Cheney says
Americans have an obligation to do everything they can to defend the Constitution and that includes educating themselves, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney told a sold-out crowd at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville Monday evening. “We have an obligation to make sure that as Americans we understand how our institutions work, we understand […]