Mar 29, 2020 | Let's Talk Local Politics
Imagine waking up every day just wondering if you can make enough today to keep a roof over your head or put food on the table, or hoping you don’t get seriously ill or and that your car still works. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette last fall, nearly half of...
Mar 17, 2020 | Let's Talk Local Politics
DONATE TODAY PAWPAC Gets Progressive Women Elected in Arkansas. Your donations make it possible. When you give to Progressive Arkansas Women PAC (PAWPAC) you are helping change Arkansas’s political landscape by increasing the representation of progressive women in...
Mar 17, 2020 | Let's Talk Local Politics
It was a super victorious Tuesday for PAWPAC! All of our candidates for the state legislature won in the Super Tuesday primaries. And half of our candidates in the non-partisan judicial races made it to the runoffs. Several of our winners will face challengers in...
Mar 17, 2020 | Let's Talk Local Politics
State and local elections often get overshadowed by the debates, buzz, and campaign promises at the national level. But our quality of life and health of our communities are not in the hands of the president alone. Our local and state officials ultimately answer to...
Mar 17, 2020 | Let's Talk Local Politics
This is the first of a two-part blog post on the impact of local elections. Tip O’Neill, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, famously coined the phrase, “all politics is local.” This is a mantra that generations of public servants lived by,...
Mar 17, 2020 | Let's Talk Local Politics
The progressive women that we support passed the following bills into law—either as lead or co-sponsor—during the 2019 legislative session. NICOLE CLOWNEY, District 86 Provides leave for firefighters with occupationally-caused cancer. (Act 973); Extends eligibility...
