Arkansas Senate Bills 227 and 376 (SB227, SB376) propose changes to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act of 1967 (FOIA). The Act’s primary purpose is to ensure transparency and accountability in government by guaranteeing public access to government records and meetings. In governments by the people and for the people, “deriving their just powers from […]
Senator Dan Sullivan from District 20 in Jonesboro has introduced two bills aimed at transforming the operation and oversight of Arkansas libraries. The state’s Educational Television Commission may be affected, as well. Arkansas Senate Bill 181 SB181 seeks to amend Arkansas code § 13-2-905(c) (2), which currently requires regional library directors to hold a master’s
WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT This post features pictures, taken by the author, of books in the children’s and teens sections of the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton, Arkansas. The images below include graphic illustrations of nude minors and depictions of sex. If you wish to avoid this content, please do not scroll further. The pictures
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on December 4th in United States v. Skrmetti, a case challenging Tennessee’s ban on the use of pharmaceutical interventions for childhood sex changes. Due to a lower court decision, the state’s ban on sex-change surgeries for minors remains in effect. The law in question was enacted in 2023 and
