ARKANSAS, you’re making us SO proud 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥 #releasetheepsteinfiles

If you needed some good news today— congratulations Dierks High School 👏👏👏 https://t.co/JiTHezavHk

Among the 24 million Americans who could see their health care premiums skyrocket should the ACA subsidies expire are farmers, ranchers, small-business owners, and the self-employed. Senate Democrats don't want the subsidies to expire. https://t.co/7ZAyUyAJd1

Louisiana—with its Republican governor and Republican legislature—is prepared to spend $150 million a month to continue SNAP benefits. My math says somewhere between $40 million and $45 million could get the job done here in Arkansas. https://t.co/tBlvWVtEe5

@MarcusforAR Judge Johnson is wrapping it up! “I can’t simply render a decision from the bench. I know time is of the essence… This issue, the right to vote, is very important to the court. My clerk and I will work quickly. I will try to render a decision by the end of the week.”

THE PROFESSIONAL PARENT, a film by Slovak director @ErikJasan, has qualified for the Oscars in the Best Live Action Short Film category. The story explores the stigma faced by the Roma minority and uncovers the hidden racism beneath the surface of its characters. The film has

@MarcusforAR SHS’s attorney: “The law lets the Governor shorten the deadline, but it DOESN’T let the court step in and question the Governor’s judgement.” Uh? Bro is gonna be shook when he finds out about checks and balances…

@MarcusforAR SHS’s attorneys appear to be lowkey scrambling after that development. They are talking really quickly and saying “but the Governor’s discretion!?!?”

@MarcusforAR DPA Counsel now citing statute that allows the Governor to move up the UOCAVA deadlines, ensuring the Special Election follows State & Federal law 🤌🤌🤌

A 125 year old motivational poem by Rudyard Kipling turns into a great song, with vocals by Joe Kendrick!

@MarcusforAR SHS’s attorney reads the definition of “practicable”. The judge reads the legal definition of “practicable” & then cites the law, saying that there might be more than one reasonable date, but the date that is sooner is obviously the one favored by the statute 👀👀👀

@MarcusforAR SHS attorney: “Petitioners are asking the court to do something that is totally foreclosed by law.” Crazy how it wasn’t foreclosed by law in 2020 🤔

@MarcusforAR Now for SHS’s attorney….

@MarcusforAR DPA Counsel: “We have not heard anything from the Governor about why she has set this election to deprive these residents of representation... And even if we had, we’d still have to apply that reason to the statute. But, the thing is, it is practicable. It has been done before!”

@MarcusforAR DPA Counsel: “What we are talking about here is the right of 30,000 residents in Pulaski County, to have representation, not in theory, not hypothetically, but in the fiscal session that starts on April 8, 2026.”

@MarcusforAR DPA Counsel: “Cost is a feature of every election. Every election has a cost. If we had this election in June, it would still have a cost.”

@MarcusforAR Wrapping up now. About to hear from lawyers on both sides.

@MarcusforAR DPA Counsel: Were you with the Board whenever Lance Eads resigned from the legislature? Witness confirmed he was. DPA Counsel: Do you recall that the primary was in Jan.? And the election was in Feb.? & that timeline was even faster than the one being proposed here?

@MarcusforAR DPA Counsel: Can we agree that there is no where in this statute about that mentions cost as a reason why the Special Election is impracticable to hold within 150 days? State objects. Judge sustains. DPA Counsel had a point though 👀

@MarcusforAR Madison explains more about UOCAVA ballots. Says that even if there are only 8 ballots received, that’s 100% of the vote from those 8 voters. So trueeeeee? Count the votes! But that *does not mean* we can’t move up the Special Election in House District 70

@MarcusforAR Up next for the state: Chris Madison, the Director for the State Board of Election Commissioners…

@MarcusforAR DPA Counsel: “Are you aware that there were ZERO (0) UOCAVA ballots received in the 2024 General Election in House District 70?” State objects. Judge says the witness should answer. State witness: “I’m not aware of any ballots received in Pulaski County Elections.” 👀👀👀

@MarcusforAR Honestly feeling bad for this SoS employee. She just testified that she got a call from the Attorney General’s office YESTERDAY to come testify. Apparently, no one else was available?