Jun 13, 2024 | Let's Talk Local Politics
If anyone thought that the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision and the subsequent near-total ban on abortions in Arkansas was the end of the anti-abortion forces’ efforts to undermine women’s autonomy over their own bodies, they were gravely mistaken. We must elect more progressive women. The time is now!
Jan 5, 2024 | Let's Talk Local Politics
Non-election years may seem quiet but that’s when our elected candidates are really working hard — and when new candidates start hearing their own call to action. Check out these highlights from our candidates this year: 25 PAWPAC-endorsed candidates were sworn into...
Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Justice Ginsberg’s death on September 18 created a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court that likely will have an enduring impact on women’s right to obtain abortions legally and has created an imperative that we elect more progressives to office. Ginsberg’s death reduced...
May 14, 2020 | Let's Talk Local Politics
Arkansas boards and commissions are overwhelmingly male and always have been. Actually, they are overwhelmingly white male. According to Governor Hutchinson’s website, there are approximately 350 state boards and commissions. These are of varying importance, and the...
Apr 11, 2020 | Let's Talk Local Politics
Abruptly and without warning, the state ordered Little Rock Family Planning Services, the only healthcare provider that provides surgical abortions in Arkansas, to immediately stop such procedures, unless necessary to save the life of the mother. A copy of the “Cease...
