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Gov. Sanders proposes budget that includes $167 million in new spending

[…] budget that included new money for a state employee pay plan, more funding for her LEARNS Act voucher program, an increase in prison spending, and set aside money for Medicaid. […]

Former Arkansas Gov. Huckabee tapped to be Israeli ambassador

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, 69, has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is the father of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, […]

Upcoming legislative session agenda already being set

[…] to arise during the 2025 session, reflecting the diverse concerns of legislators. These include: • Learns Act Funding Issues: Education funding, mainly related to the Learns Act, will be scrutinized […]

Gov. Sanders appoints Gary Arnold to State Board of Education

[…] “Gary is a longtime education leader and was one of our key allies in the LEARNS implementation process as part of the Rules and Regulations Taskforce,” said Gov. Sanders. “With […]

Schools work to meet area employers’ skilled labor needs

[…] they’re in college. It just opens up so many options for them.” Bunyard cited the LEARNS Act as another growth driver and noted that Gov. Sarah Sanders has spotlighted the […]

Arkansas Supreme Court rules medical marijuana votes won’t be counted

[…] Justices Don Curdie and Bilenda Harris Ritter. The latter two were appointed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders after Chief Justice Dan Kemp and Justice Courtney Hudson recused. Justices Karen Baker, […]

Poll: 65% support for phone-free schools, state opens ATLAS portal

[…] poll found strong support for the education freedom accounts that were part of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ LEARNS Act passed by lawmakers in 2023. Those accounts provide parents up to […]

State budget-making is policymaking

[…] don’t know how much Education Freedom Accounts will cost in 2025 and beyond, when the LEARNS vouchers for private and home schooling become universal. The cost of the governor’s correction […]

Poll: President Biden job approval 38%, Gov. Sanders at 50% in Arkansas

[…] 61% Disapprove 1% Don’t Know Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Sarah Huckabee Sanders is doing as Governor? 50% Approve 43% Disapprove 7% Don’t Know “These results […]

Jonesboro Senate candidates square off at NEA Political Animals

[…] head of the department of health told him. “That’s a lie,” she said. Under the LEARNS Act, state money that is allocated for each student in the public school system […]

(from left) David McAvoy, Eric McGee, and Rep. Jack Ladyman.

Candidates in House District 32 race square off at Jonesboro Kiwanis forum

[…] McAvoy, a paralegal, wasted little time in going after Ladyman for his support of the LEARNS Act, a piece of legislation that fundamentally changed the state’s education system. One of […]

State of the State Mid-Year 2024: Schools implementing LEARNS; funding formula change coming?

What’s the state of the state in education? Schools are implementing Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act. Legislators are performing the biennial adequacy study that will determine school funding amounts for […]

Gov. Sanders talks leadership, education at Forty Under 40 event

[…] education. Sanders also spoke about her mentors and parents, including her father, former Gov. Mike Huckabee. Growing up, Sanders said she often heard her father talk about how being governor […]

Former Congressman Tommy Robinson dies at 82

[…] Congress in 2002, but was unsuccessful, losing to U.S. Rep. Marion Berry. During Gov. Mike Huckabee’s administration, Robinson served on several boards. Talk Business & Politics will update this story […]

Pryor Center director notes Arkansas’ historic political change

[…] Grand Old Party began to emerge, Davis said. REPUBLICAN EMERGENCE Two Republicans in particular, Mike Huckabee and Tim Hutchinson rose in the political ranks. Huckabee was elected lieutenant governor in […]

Gov. Sanders makes appointments, names 7 to Arkansas 250 Commission

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments: Arkansas 250 Commission Christina Berner, Jonesboro, to the Arkansas 250 Commission. Term to expire July 5, 2026. New position. Cathy Boozman, Rogers, […]

Almost 13% of Greenwood public school teachers receive merit bonus

[…] to receive bonuses from the Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program that is part of the LEARNS Act. Gov. Sarah Sanders and Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva recently announced that […]

Gov. Sanders touts tax cuts, budget tightening and support for Trump

[…] in K through 12 education in our state’s history last year with the passage of LEARNS,” she said. “We’re continuing to look and evaluate programs. I think that sometimes people […]

AEDC launches Arkansas Site Development Program

[…] The Arkansas Site Development Program was developed by AEDC under the leadership of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. AEDC officials worked with the Arkansas General Assembly on the creation of the […]

Elected officials, partisans react to Trump guilty verdict

Predictably, most Arkansas Republican officials and Democratic leaders had split views on the guilty verdict involving former President Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for President in 2024. Trump was found […]