Mindy McAlindon

Rep. Mindy McAlindon

Panel approves bill barring mandatory implicit bias training in schools

BY: - March 16, 2023

The House Education committee on Thursday advanced a proposal to prohibit public schools and state-supported higher education institutions from requiring employees to participate in implicit bias training.  The State Board of Education also could not require the training for obtaining or renewing an educator license or for professional development. Sponsored by Rep. Mindy McAlindon (R-Centerton), […]

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Organizations recruiting more women for public office

BY: - December 26, 2022

The 2022 election is barely behind us, but Stephannie Lane Baker is already thinking about recruiting candidates, specifically women, for the next election cycle.  “If we are going to make progress, we have to do the work year-round…that’s how you change the face of power in Arkansas,” she said. As the executive director of Emerge […]