Former GOP Chair Doyle Webb Jumps in Lieutenant Governor’s Race

Former Arkansas GOP chairman Doyle Webb announced Tuesday (May 4) he will enter the race for Lt. Governor in 2022.

Webb, a former state senator from Benton, previously worked in the Lt. Governor’s office during Win Rockefeller’s term in office.

Webb was chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas from 2008-2020, a period of time that saw Republicans become the majority party in the state. Earlier this year, he was named by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge to assist with the legislative redistricting through the Board of Apportionment. Webb said he resigned that position last week.

https://talkbusiness.net/2021/05/former-gop-chair-doyle-webb-jumps-in-lt-governors-race/

Bill Prohibiting Teaching Certain Ideas On Racism Passes Arkansas House

By SARAH KELLOGG

The Arkansas House has voted to advance a bill that would prohibit public schools, as well as open enrollment charter schools in the state, from teaching certain aspects about racism.

By a vote of 63-13, representatives passed House Bill 1761. Under the legislation, schools would be unable to teach anything that falls under a list of five ideas. Those ideas include: that any individual from a particular race or ethnicity is inherently racists, or that any race or ethnicity should “feel guilt or shame” due to their race or ethnicity.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/bill-prohibiting-teaching-certain-ideas-racism-passes-arkansas-house

Rep. Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, presents House Bill 1761 to the House floor

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