Citizens First Congress

The Citizens First Congress is a statewide grassroots coalition that works to advance progressive reform at the Arkansas Legislature.

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We beat back SB71 last year with your help, we are asking for your help again today to stop SB3 in its tracks.

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📢SB3: Contact House State Agencies Members and tell them to VOTE AGAINST SB3! 📢

🎯SB3 could reshape the fight for fairness and equity by eliminating policies that proactively address systemic inequities.

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This rollback could harm historically disadvantaged groups, while also increasing workplace and educational disputes about perceived discrimination.

Contact these members of the House State Agencies Committee to tell them to vote NO on SB3!

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Every Friday we will send you updates on everything you need to know about what's happening in Little Rock. This includes:
❌Troubling bills
✅Legislative successes
🎉Events & more!

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📢Stay in the know!📢

The legislative session starts NEXT Monday and the best way to prepare is by signing up for our weekly newsletter!

Sign up here: https://t.co/BqDC2eM1x4

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TOMORROW IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SIGN THE PETITIONS! Come to the AR State Capitol tomorrow, July 4th from 12-6. https://t.co/Op0ZofdOme. Yes, you have to sign in-person, let’s go!

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TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO GET UNIVERSAL PRE K IN ARKANSAS! July 5th is the deadline! Go to https://t.co/Op0ZofembM to find a signing location near you. #ARPx #Education #ForARKids

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Arkansas, we've collected, sorted, and counted 11,000 signatures in just the LAST 48 HOURS. We can do this! Keep pushing, it's working! #Arkansas #ForARKids

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#ARKANSAS, THIS IS YOUR LAST WEEKEND TO SIGN ALL THE PETITIONS! Don't wait until the July 5th deadline, make a plan now! Not in Pulaski County? Head to https://t.co/Op0ZofdOme to find a signing location near you. #ARPx #ForARKids #DirectDemocracy

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10 days left to sign! Visit https://t.co/gKPRLuI2eu to find a signing location near you! #ForARKids #Education #ARPx

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We believe access to quality education should be a constitutional right and it’s the responsibility of the legislature to create an appropriate budget to support the will of the people. #ARPx #Arkansas #ForARKids

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Huge shoutout to Barry Jefferson, President of ForARKids and the NAACP of Arkansas for driving all the way from Southwest Arkansas with 2 hours notice to testify against HR1006, which opposes the Educational Rights Amendment. THIS is why we will succeed, because we are committed to AR kids. #ForARKids #ARPx #ARLeg

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It’s time to invest in AR kids. #ForARKids

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Tax cuts for the wealthy are first on the agenda for the first day of the Special Session

The tax rate for the state's wealthiest has been cut in half since 2022 causing the state to lose over $1.8 billion in revenue.

That's $1.8 billion that won't go into early childhood education, summer and after-school programs, or our desperately underfunded special education system.

It's time Arkansas gets its priorities straight.

#arpx #Arkansas #ForARKids

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Taxpayer money spent on education is an investment in the future – and #AREducationalRightsAmendment guarantees #Arkansas taxpayers get value for their money.

Sign the petition & join the movement #ForARKids!
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Our opposition knows what we know, that if the Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment gets on the ballot this November, it will pass with overwhelming support. That's why they'll stop at nothing to see it fail.

This is an all volunteer movement and we will not be deterred. We have nearly 1,000 volunteers in every corner of this state who aren't bought and paid for by big money.

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Imagine what $700 million could do for our education system.

Every child deserves a quality education, it’s time we start investing in AR kids.
#arpx #arkansas #ForArKids

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Come sign all the petitions in one place This Thursday! #DirectDemocracy #RegnatPopulus

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COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU: The Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment has multiple signing events and townhalls scheduled throughout the state. Check out https://t.co/qVLCIQd8Ss to see where we might be next! #ForARKids #AREducationalRightsAmendment

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Poverty should never be a barrier to academic success. If you support guaranteeing wrap-around educational services for #Arkansas kids in poverty, join the movement #ForARKids!
Follow. Share. Like. Sign.
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#AREducationalRightsAmendment #RegnantPopulus #arpx

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We already have opposition to our campaign, and time is running out! Can you donate to ForARKids to help us get the Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment of 2024 on the November ballot? Visit https://t.co/gWZUC5g0qQ. Let's secure a brighter future for AR kids!