For AR People

06/11/2026

On AR Watch has learned that an individual called the Madison County Sheriff’s office and reported that Bobby Ballinger, Jr, had molested multiple young women at the Fort Rock Family Camp over several years. https://onarwatch.org/bobby-ballinger-jr-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-with-minors/

Bobby Ballinger Jr, son of former state senator Bob Ballinger, has apparently been accused of sexual misconduct with minors.

06/10/2026

Alright y'all, we're at the State Board of Election Commissioners meeting. On the agenda is a litigation update on Get Loud et. al, v. SBEC et. al. Many folks from Get Loud Arkansas are here to represent. Notably, they moved us to a smaller room. Interesting...

Follow along on our X thread here:

06/10/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Fayetteville officials sued over missing NDA records

A new lawsuit filed yesterday alleges the City of Fayetteville failed to turn over records related to a non-disclosure agreement involving Swarm Aero, an AI drone manufacturer pursuing a major project near Drake Field.

According to the filing, city emails obtained through a FOIA request show officials discussing and preparing to sign NDA documents. But the lawsuit claims the city never produced the NDA itself.

As Arkansans continue raising concerns about secrecy surrounding major development projects, including data centers, this lawsuit highlights a fundamental question for residents across Arkansas: What is the public entitled to know when public officials make deals that shape a community’s future?

We'll be following this story and will update you as information comes in.

06/09/2026

It's not that complicated.

Expand postpartum medicaid.

For AR People is a nonpartisan organization that advances a responsible democracy in Arkansas by educating you about issues that impact our daily lives and holding politicians accountable

06/02/2026

Part 1 of our series on data centers in Arkansas: Why are they so controversial?

Data centers in Arkansas have become a flash point. We wanted to understand why they're so controversial in part one of this series.

06/01/2026

Arkansans deserve transparency, especially when billion-dollar projects will impact our water, energy grid, neighborhoods, and tax dollars for decades to come.

Across Arkansas, chamber of commerce and city officials tied to proposed data center projects have reportedly signed NDAs, limiting what the public can know before major decisions are made.

When projects move this fast and this quietly, people should ask allllllll the questions.

Swipe through to learn what’s happening and how you can speak up.

06/01/2026

👀 No public live stream available for today's Senate and House education committee meeting. We called the Capitol and they said they are "working on it." We'll keep you posted! The agenda includes details on the 2026 education adequacy study...

05/29/2026

Calling all education wonks: don't miss episode two of Extra Credit! Dr. Fenter talks with Dr. Jared Cleveland, superintendent of Springdale Public Schools, about school choice, accountability, multilingual students, funding pressures, and what it really means for public schools to serve everyone.

Episode 2 of Extra Credit takes the education debate out of the Cap...

05/29/2026

Data centers have been on our minds, like many of you. So we thought we'd do what we do best: a deep dive of the issue to help Arkansans understand the issue. Stay tuned for a big post on data centers in Arkansas next week! And we want to hear from you - what worries you about data centers?