Restoration efforts will continue overnight and could take days for some areas. There is no need to report outages at this time, but some intermittent outages are possible as power must be shut off briefly for crews to work safely. If you have an emergency, please call 911.
Tonight, Little Rock’s river bridges shine in the vibrant colors of the trans flag. We honor all of the courageous transgender youth who are leading in the fight for their rights in our home state. 💙💗🤍💗💙 #arpx#arleg#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Y’all. I TOLD you. Bad news the last 6 months will give way to wins!
- IN misgendering… blocked
- AR care ban… blocked
- AL care ban… blocked
- TN drag ban… blocked
- FL care ban… blocked
- IN care ban… blocked
- WV sports ban… blocked
Just getting started! Happy Pride!
🏳️⚧️ This #PrideMonth, we're spotlighting the rights and resilience of the trans community. Trans rights are human rights, and the ACLU of Arkansas is fighting every day to make sure those rights are respected and protected. #TransRights#Pride2023🏳️⚧️
Elections have consequences and it would be nice to have leadership that acted justly, loved mercy, and walked humbly.
Take a minute to read this excellent article by @meganmesserly.
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Happy #PrideMonth, Arkansas! This June, we're celebrating love, equality, and the courage to be ourselves. From all of us at ACLU of Arkansas, we stand proudly with the LGBTQ community. Join us this month as we celebrate the rich diversity of love and identity! #Pride2023
UBI critics: If we give people money without conditions, people will stop working.
UBI pilot: Turns out the UBI group worked more than the control group.
UBI critics: Well of course giving people more money works. But it costs too much.
UBI pilot: Turns out the money spent on UBI reduced other costs greater than the UBI.
UBI critics: Yeah but people will stop working.
If more incarceration meant lower crime rates, Arkansas would have one of the lowest crime rates in the country. Instead, politicians have introduced a 132-page bill that would only add to the problem. 🧵
Let it be known that both the Republican and Democratic Party have come together for the first time in years to ban Tiktok. Not to stop gun violence, not to protect the working class, not to save the rights of women/POC/the LGBTQ community…but to ban Tiktok.
BREAKING: The Senate just passed #HB1156, a discriminatory bill forcing schools to police students' bathroom use. This puts trans youth in harm's way & creates an atmosphere of fear & exclusion. We condemn this action & stand with trans youth. #ProtectTransYouth#arpx#arleg
This in Arkansas. In West Virginia Republicans just DEFEATED a bill that would’ve banned child marriage (imagine working to defeat such a thing)… here’s your “groomers,” folks. Holding elected office, projecting onto harmless others to distract from their own dangerous policies.
Do Better.
Imagine if we lived in an Arkansas where those in power listened to and treated everyone, including young people, with the utmost respect.
That’s not the world we live in now.
But…we can change things.
I wish we created solutions to the problems that actually exist. In our state, the governor and legislature have decided to create chaos to justify a solution to problems that don't exist or to double down on bad solutions to real problems. #Arkansas
#Arkansas#SB81 the book ban has failed!! Librarians organizing & mobilizing across Arkansas brought it home!! THANK YOU!! Thank your local librarians! Thanks to everyone who testified & will continue testifying against anti Trans legislation. Keep the wins coming Arkansas!!
Celebrating International Women's Day means supporting:
✊🏿 Trans women
✊🏾 Women of color
✊🏽 Women of different sexual orientations
✊🏼 Women in jails and prisons
✊🏿 Immigrant women
✊🏾 Women with disabilities
✊🏽 Women of every religion
✊🏼 ALL WOMEN