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Ballot Battles, Marijuana, and More: Weekly Rewind

Nov 28, 2025Jerry CoxCurrent EventsUpdate

Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

Pregnancy Centers Help Countless Families: A new report from our friends at the Charlotte Lozier Institute shows pro-life pregnancy resource centers provided hundreds of millions of dollars in goods and services to families last year. Keep Reading.

Illicit Marijuana Still a Serious Problem: Last week, Arkansas State Troopers seized 1,987 pounds of illegal drugs made from marijuana. Keep Reading.

Ballot Measure Safeguards are Under Fire: Last week U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks in Fayetteville blocked a slate of anti-fraud safeguards the Arkansas Legislature enacted regarding the ballot initiative process. Keep Reading.

New Evidence That Sex-Change Procedures Hurt Children: On November 19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a peer-reviewed report confirming what most Americans already knew: Sex-change procedures are dangerous for children. Keep Reading.

Some Bad Ideas Simply Will Not Go Away: Planned Parenthood is still pushing its sex-education agenda despite past failures. Keep Reading.

How Arkansas Helped Pave the Way for Thanksgiving: On October 12, 1847, Arkansas Gov. Thomas Drew issued the state’s very first Thanksgiving proclamation and helped pave the way for the national holiday we now enjoy every year. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Is Sports Betting Okay? From the Colson Center.

US State Department classifies pro-abortion policies as human rights abuses. From Live Action.

Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Closes 45th Center in 2025 Thanks to Defunding. From LifeNews.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

THC Banned, School Choice Funded, and More from This Week

Nov 21, 2025Jerry CoxCurrent EventsUpdate

Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

Investing in School Choice: Data from the state’s official transparency website shows Arkansas has spent more than $111 million on its school choice program since July 1. Keep Reading.

Prohibiting THC Made from Hemp: President Trump has signed a measure effectively prohibiting dangerous drugs containing THC made from industrial hemp. Keep Reading.

Protecting Fairness in Women’s Sports: The International Olympic Committee has begun taking steps to keep men from competing in women’s Olympic events. Keep Reading.

Illicit Marijuana Still a Problem: Earlier this month, authorities in Georgia arrested three men and seized 500 pounds of illegal marijuana believed to be linked to Mexican drug cartels. Keep Reading.

Defending Innocent Human Life: Assisted suicide is spiraling out of control in Canada. Keep Reading.

Illegal Sports Betting Busted: New Jersey’s attorney general has announced charges of racketeering and illegal gambling against 14 individuals for allegedly running a multimillion dollar gambling ring that involved student athletes. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Arkansas’ first annual Monument to the Unborn 5K Walk/Run is this Saturday. From Arkansas Right to Life.

A new peer-reviewed study confirms sex-change procedures hurt children. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Pregnancy Centers provided over $452 million in goods and services and served one million new clients in 2024. From Charlotte Lozier Institute.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

President Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court, Veterans Day, and Debanking Top This Week’s Stories

Nov 14, 2025Jerry CoxCurrent EventsUpdate

Here’s a quick recap of stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

Trump Administration Could Soon Roll Out Two New Rules Protecting Kids From Sex-Change Procedures. NPR recently reported that two proposals from the Trump Administration could help protect children from sex-change procedures nationwide. Keep Reading.

JPMorgan Chase Discloses Government Inquiry into Debanking. Last week, JPMorgan Chase disclosed the financial giant is responding to authorities over alleged debanking practices. Keep Reading.

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Same-Sex Marriage Ruling. On Monday, Family Council expressed disappointment after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a case challenging its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling on same-sex marriage. Keep Reading.

Read the Very First Presidential Veterans Day Proclamation. In celebration of this day, we would like to share President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Veterans Day proclamation issued in 1954. Keep Reading.

Florida A.G. Sues Planned Parenthood for Lying to Women, Claiming Abortion Pill is “Safer Than Tylenol”. On November 6, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against abortion giant Planned Parenthood for lying to women by claiming abortion pills are, “safer than Tylenol.” Keep Reading.

TikTok in the Dock: Arkansas A.G. to Take on Social Media Giant in 2026 Showdown. The Arkansas Attorney General’s lawsuit against social media giant TikTok is scheduled to go to trial in October 2026, according to a recent scheduling order from the Cleburne County Circuit Court. Keep Reading.

Islam’s Growth in the West: Guest Column. Less than 25 years after Muslim terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people on 9/11, New York City, home of “ground zero,” just elected a Muslim as its next mayor. Some European cities are already majority Muslim, so what does this mean for America? Keep Reading.