Steve Brawner

Husband, father, independent, future generationist.

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If Congress doesn’t act, the average Arkansas retiree could see a Social Security monthly benefit cut of $430 in 2032, based on findings from the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., an engineer before he was a congressman, is trying to redesign the American health care system through the Fair Care Act.
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The former head of Sam’s Club’s Membership Department hopes to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton. Jeff Wadlin, 55, of Bentonville is running as the Libertarian Party nominee.

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Efforts to suspend the gas tax have stalled in Congress and went nowhere at the state level in Arkansas.
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@DerekPederson3 @allie__voss Well, we did not. And now our daughter is 21 years old and living a joyful, meaningful life.

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@RichardHanania I have a daughter with Down syndrome. Being her dad has been totally "possible."

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@McJuggerNuggets I have a 21-year-old daughter with Down syndrome. You suggest that people with Down syndrome have sickly, terrible, hopeless lives. You are misinformed. Her life, like many others with DS, is rich and meaningful. She is healthy. She loves deeply. She is a person, not a diagnosis.

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@ak48503 @McJuggerNuggets I have daughter with Down syndrome who is 21 years old. She is not "suffering" and never has.

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Which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives after the November elections? It becomes harder to predict each time a state redraws its congressional district map.
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How many constitutional amendments will Arkansas voters consider in November? At least three and as many as six, though probably not that many.
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Her name is Mary Thornton, and she’s from Marianna. For foster kids like Billy Riggs, she’s “Mama.”

Thornton, 67, has been a foster parent for 32 years. rrible. I almost gave her back.”

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Colt Shelby, the Libertarian candidate for governor, won a court victory over Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders last week. Will he get another “win” in November? It depends on how one defines the word.
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This year's Class of '26 and my Class of '87 had very different experiences.

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Large banks must perform “stress tests” to ensure they would be OK if the economy took a severe downturn. Joe Jett says Arkansas’ state government should do the same.

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Secretary of Education Dr. Jacob Oliva wants more Arkansas high school seniors graduating with two-year associate’s degrees. Some could even leave high school as four-year college graduates.

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Drivers on Arkansas’ roadways are passing the word “Natural?” written with five-foot-tall metal letters and wire mesh and crammed with something very unnatural – manmade litter.

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Rep. Jim Wooten, R-Beebe, knew his resolution meant to reduce spending for the LEARNS Act’s educational freedom accounts would not gain much traction. In fact, he said so.
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How well can a nation based on being a representative democracy and a free market economy function when a majority of its citizens say their countrymen are immoral? We may find out in the coming decades.
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One big difference between a president’s typical State of the Union address and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ State of the State address April 8 is this: What the governor proposed will actually happen.
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What’s the country’s biggest threat? According to U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, it’s not a nuclear-armed Iran, China attacking Taiwan, or the nearly $40 trillion national debt.
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