Leah Garrett

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 […]

Congresswoman Liz Cheney speaks into a microphone while sitting on a chair on stage with Walton Family Foundation executive director Caryl Stern

Americans obligated to defend democracy, Rep. Liz Cheney says

BY: - December 20, 2022

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 […]