Veronica McClane
Arkansas LEARNS Act referendum submitted a third time
A group pursuing a ballot referendum to overturn the LEARNS Act hopes the third time’s the charm. Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES) resubmitted its ballot title proposal Friday following a second rejection by the attorney general’s office last week. The group’s goal is to place the issue on the 2024 ballot so […]
Arkansas attorney general rejects LEARNS referendum title a second time
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has again rejected a proposed ballot title from a group pursuing a petition referendum to overturn the LEARNS Act. In a six-page letter, Griffin deemed the proposed popular name legally sufficient, but said the proposed ballot title must be redesigned because it doesn’t adequately summarize the LEARNS Act, fails to […]