Joey McCutchen is a well-known accomplished attorney in Fort Smith. Along with being a Conservative, Joey is a passionate, hands-on advocate for Citizens Freedoms, Rights and Government Transparency. The following are his thoughts on Governor Sanders. Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, a liberal or conservative, in my opinion, we must, as Patrick […]
Ever since Governor Sanders was inaugurated, she, Attorney General Tim Griffin, Party Chair Joseph Wood and the majority of State Legislators have brazenly made clear the Republican Party of Arkansas is actually the Purple Party of Arkansas. Together they have shown a complete disdain for the People’s rights to Transparency in Government along with a
Political activism in Arkansas crosses all the lines you can imagine: Republican, grassroots, Democratic, libertarian, and so forth. But, at its basic level political activism is all the same: it’s all about getting the attention of the public and stakeholders in order to bring about a change you desire. We’re always open to hints that
You know, I never dreamed I would be reporting on a Public-School Basketball Coach having a gun on the bench while he was Coaching a game….Let alone that I would be reporting on it being covered up. On December 11th, a trusted source contacted me stating that on the evening of December 5th during
Listen to this post: 50 states, 100 Senators. Republicans hold a slim majority in the 119th Congress that begins January 3. In the Senate, that’s 53 Republican Senators. Even with plenty of committee assignments to spread around — the Senate has 21 working committees — our Arkansas Senators figure quite prominently in the 119th
On November 20th Senate Bill 3, (SB3), was filed by Jonesboro’s Purple Party State Senator Dan Sullivan….Link for SB3 : https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB3.pdf Before we can put SB3 in proper context, we have to realize reality. There are three Parties in our State – The Party of Blue…The Party of Red…The Party of Purple. The Good Reality
While many…so called…Republican legislators ran Bills in 2023 to Kill transparency, “real” Republican Senator Bryan King recently filed a Bill to enhance transparency pertaining to the Arkansas Board of Apportionment, (ABOA). According to the ABOA website its purpose and role are – “The Arkansas Board of Apportionment is made up of the Governor, the Secretary
Fort Smith attorneys Joey McCutchen, Stephen Napurano and I partner up to take on corruption and wrongdoing in Government all over the State.< On Friday November 22nd, together we filed a lawsuit against the City of Fort Smith for violating Article 12 Section 5 and Article 16 Section 13 of our Arkansas State Constitution. <
Republican voters’ insistence on following the Republican platform is a critical inflection point that predicts the direction the Republican Party of Arkansas will take as it continues to wage war against its own Party members. For America First/Arkansas First voters, it’s inter-related to the “any R is better than a D“ argument that sparked this
This is the 4th in a series of articles I have written concerning the termination of Felix Curry as the Head Football Coach at Fort Smith High School. The first three are linked in order. https://open.substack.com/pub/arkansasfirst/p/fort-smith-northsides-felix-curry?r=1x3j7w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false https://open.substack.com/pub/arkansasfirst/p/update-fort-smith-northside-coach?r=1x3j7w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false https://open.substack.com/pub/arkansasfirst/p/fort-smith-school-boarddishonest?r=1x3j7w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false According to the District, no records of the directive to remove Curry as head coach and reassign
Yesterday’s public outcry from voters, “the DOGE brothers,” and President Donald Trump against the woke, bloated, Christmas tree CR Speaker Mike Johnson was pushing has forced Johnson back to the drawing board to cobble something together Congress can put in place before the December 20 government shutdown deadline. Why has Congress waited till this week
It didn’t take long for the public to learn that Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s Congress planned to give itself a $6,000/year raise, as social media users found a mess of other gems hidden in the failed, 1,550-page “Christmas omnibus” package that went down in flames on Wednesday. Johnson’s current efforts are now focused on keeping
Today was a historic moment as Arkansas’s six Presidential Electors convened in the Old Supreme Court Room at the Arkansas State Capitol to cast their votes for the 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution directs each state to appoint Presidential Electors
The actions by the Fort Smith School Board at their meeting last night is best described as a mutilation of First Amendment Rights and State Law. The Board Room was packed with patrons upset about the recent abrupt termination of Felix Curry as the Head Football Coach at Northside High School. Five people signed up
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act , (FOIA), is pretty much the only tool a citizen of our State has to conduct oversight of its Government. In the 2023 Regular Legislative Session, Governor Sanders began her reign, by on one hand introducing the Learns Act….while on the other hand supporting Legislation to take your Freedoms
From the day of the 2024 Republican State Convention, the RPA Chair and staff have refused to talk to or accept appropriate elector and Convention documentation from the elected Convention Chair, nor have they provided the delegate lists as requested. The RPA not only refused to distribute the newly passed Rules and platform, Republican Party of
Nationwide injunction leaves small businesses hanging for now
As Chair, will oversee cryptocurrency regulation in the U.S.
UPDATE: Now, financial filings are NOT due by January 1
