Action Committee Responds to Marijuana Proposal

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The following press release was received from the Family Council Action Committee based in Little Rock.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, October 4, 2013

On Thursday afternoon Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel certified a group trying to legalize so-called “medical” marijuana to begin gathering petition signatures to place their measure on the November 2014 ballot. On Friday Family Council Action Committee President Jerry Cox released a statement.

“Ultimately, this is about legalizing marijuana,” Cox said. “This proposal is very similar to the one Arkansans voted down last November, and it still has a lot of the same problems: It’s vaguely-worded; marijuana stores will open in Arkansas; and people will still be allowed to grow their own marijuana.”

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Family Council Congratulates Josh Duggar

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

On Wednesday Family Council President Jerry Cox issued a statement congratulating Josh Duggar on becoming the new director of Family Research Council Action.

“I’ve known the Duggar family for many years,” Cox said. “Jim Bob and I worked together when he was a state legislator. It’s good to see his son Josh continuing that tradition of Christian service by accepting the job as director of Family Research Council Action. Josh is bright and full of ideas, and I wish him the best as he and his family transition from Arkansas to D.C. We look forward to working with him.”

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Concerns About Planned Parenthood Funding Under Medicaid Expansion

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Family Council Concerned About Planned Parenthood Funding Under Medicaid Expansion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, June 13, 2013

On Thursday, Family Council President Jerry Cox expressed concerns over the possibility tax dollars might go to Planned Parenthood under Arkansas’ new expansion of Medicaid.

According to recent news reports, at least twenty-eight organizations—including Planned Parenthood—have applied for public dollars to hire a total of more than 600 new employees. These new employees will help Arkansans enroll in programs under the Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama. So far, twenty-seven nonprofits and other entities have been approved by the state to hire new employees, but Jerry Cox says he hopes Arkansas’ legislators will not make any abortion provider the twenty-eighth.

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