The Arkansas Lottery: One Year Later
Today is the one-year anniversary of the Arkansas Lottery—and the real story is not about any “success” it’s had, but about how the lottery is failing students and preying upon the poorest in our state.
How to Abolish the Lottery
Last week, we built the case—in a series of four posts—why the Arkansas Lottery should be abolished. Now let’s briefly talk about how to amend the Arkansas Constitution to abolish the lottery.
There are two primary ways:
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Sens. Lincoln & Pryor Stand Against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal
Attached to this year’s Defense Authorization Bill was a backdoor attempt to repeal the military’s longstanding ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy that prevents open homosexuality in the armed forces. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor were instrumental in blocking its repeal.