Arkansas County Sheriff Todd Wright resigned on Friday after a five-minute recording in which he used the N-word several times went viral on social media this week. In the recording, Wright is … [Read more...] about Arkansas Sheriff Resigns After Filthy ‘N’ Word Rant Goes Viral, Ending 26-Year Career: WATCH
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Tom Cotton Says Slavery ‘the Necessary Evil Upon Which the Union Was Built’
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) is making headlines after proposing a bill that would penalize schools that adopt the 1619 Project, a curriculum first introduced by Nikole Hannah-Jones for The New York … [Read more...] about Tom Cotton Says Slavery ‘the Necessary Evil Upon Which the Union Was Built’
Anti-Gay Arkansas Senator Hospitalized with COVID-19 After Railing Against ‘Draconian’ Mask Mandate
Arkansas Republican state Sen. Jason Rapert, who earlier this year proposed defunding PBS in response to gay actor Billy Porter's appearance on Sesame Street, has been hospitalized with … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Arkansas Senator Hospitalized with COVID-19 After Railing Against ‘Draconian’ Mask Mandate
Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘Seriously Considering’ Run for Arkansas Governor
Outgoing White House Press Secretary and liar for Trump Sarah Huckabee Sanders is "seriously considering" a run for Arkansas governor. Politico reports: "While Sanders and her associates have been … [Read more...] about Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘Seriously Considering’ Run for Arkansas Governor
Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Fayetteville’s LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Ordinance
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a judge's decision that allowed Fayetteville to continue enforcing its LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance while it challenged a 2015 law prohibiting … [Read more...] about Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Fayetteville’s LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Ordinance
Arkansas Man Gets 50 Years for Deliberately Infecting Himself with HIV So He Could Infect Others
An Arkansas judge sentenced 25-year-old Stephen Koch to 50 years in prison this week after he admitted deliberately infecting himself with HIV so he could then infect others. The Democrat-Gazette … [Read more...] about Arkansas Man Gets 50 Years for Deliberately Infecting Himself with HIV So He Could Infect Others
Arkansas House Candidate Who Said ‘Fags are Disgusting’ Suspends Campaign
Justin Jones, a candidate for the Arkansas House who said "fags are disgusting" and "1000% more likely than any straight person" to contact HIV has suspended his campaign, 5News … [Read more...] about Arkansas House Candidate Who Said ‘Fags are Disgusting’ Suspends Campaign
Arkansas House Candidate Justin Jones: ‘Fags are Disgusting’
Justin Jones, a Libertarian running for an Arkansas House seat thinks "fags are disgusting" and expressed that sentiment on the Facebook post of Hawaii resident Myah Baeza who was offering sympathy … [Read more...] about Arkansas House Candidate Justin Jones: ‘Fags are Disgusting’
SCOTUS Sides with Gay Couples, Overturns Arkansas Birth Certificate Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a December ruling from the Arkansas Supreme Court that said both names of same-sex spouses could not appear on a child's birth certificate. SCOTUS cited … [Read more...] about SCOTUS Sides with Gay Couples, Overturns Arkansas Birth Certificate Ruling
Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Fayetteville’s LGBT Protections
The Arkansas Supreme Court has struck down a Fayetteville ordinance that sought to ban discrimination on the basis of a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. The court determined that the … [Read more...] about Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Fayetteville’s LGBT Protections
