Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the upcoming Netflix <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxOdrBoYzKg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">series</a> that follows inmates at an Arkansas detention center who are given nearly unlimited freedom as part of a social experiment was built around a &#8220;reckless decision&#8221; by the local sheriff and is &#8220;insulting&#8221; to law enforcement.
“Unlocked: A Jail Experiment,” set to be released on April 10, films inmates after Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins announces his plan to remove locks and officers to let the prisoners “be a community.” The Arkansas Democrat Gazette <a href="https://edition.arkansasonline.com/article/7926679989172240" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the experiment at the jail near Little Rock took place over two months last year and allowed inmates in one cell block to live without cell doors and move freely without any law enforcement.
The experiment and corresponding Netflix series was a mistake, Sanders told The Daily Wire.
“Turning our prisons into a free-for-all all reality show is dangerous and insulting to our brave law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to apprehend violent criminals,” Sanders said. “This is a reckless decision by the Pulaski County Sheriff and highlights the need for our new state prison to keep repeat violent offenders off our streets and our communities safe.”
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The trailer shows inmates using drugs and making alcohol, while some insist they want things to go well so they can see their families again. Typically, a deputy is stationed inside the cell block and prisoners are kept in their cells for up to 23 hours a day. For the experiment, a deputy was stationed outside the cell block for safety.
The Gazette noted that the prison where the Netflix series was filmed already operated an open-plan arrangement in its A and B blocks, but the show follows its conversion of H block. After the experiment was over, Sheriff Higgins continued to operate H block in an open-plan fashion.
Before the experiment, only inmates who were designated as best behaved were allowed to live in the open-plan blocks, the Gazette reported. The experiment, however, included inmates who were not classified as well-behaved, and it appears some inmates had to be removed from the block during the experiment. The outlet noted that the inmates “who remained” at the end of filming were now considered best behaved.
While the trailer appears to show inmates with drugs, the Gazette reported that only one inmate was charged with allegedly possessing cocaine, but the charges were dropped after testing was revealed to be a false positive.
The series has created controversy throughout Arkansas. Democrat Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde and other court members are looking into Sheriff Higgins’ agreement with the film crew. Hyde said the agreement was illegal and that Higgins had no authority to make it, according to the Gazette.
The local Justice of the Peace, a Republican named Phil Stowers, told the outlet that deputies who were offered payment of $40 per hour to work during filming also may have violated the law.
Under Arkansas law, public servants are barred from receiving gifts and compensation other than their income and benefits from the government. Deputies can work off-duty jobs, but because they were paid to work their government jobs by the film producers, it could violate the law. These deputies were hired to provide “additional security” during the show’s production, the Gazette reported.

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Arkansas Republican Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sarah-huckabee-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Sanders</a> said on Tuesday that the state would ban the use of “X” on driver&#8217;s licenses and that state IDs must identify the individual as either male or female, according to an announcement first shared with The Daily Wire. 
Sanders’ office announced that the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) would rescind previous administrative procedures that allowed people to use an &#8220;X&#8221; designation instead of male or female on state-issued IDs. The ID must now align with the gender on the birth certificate of the resident. 
“This policy is just common sense,” Sanders told The Daily Wire. “Only women give birth, men shouldn’t play women’s sports, and there are only two genders. As long as I’m Governor, Arkansas state government will not endorse nonsense.”
Current Arkansas residents who have &#8220;X&#8221; on their IDs can continue to use them as they will be valid until they expire, then must be updated with either male or female. The new policy requires the gender marker to be in compliance with a person’s original or amended birth certificate. 
The policy allowing the use of X on IDs first rolled out in 2010, was flagged for DFA Secretary Jim Hudson after he began reviewing department policies in August 2023. Hudson said that the new policy was made in conjunction with Arkansas law.
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“This change announced today reflects a commonsense approach that ensures a license or ID issued by the State of Arkansas is based on objective, verifiable information,” Hudson said. “All of our stakeholders in law enforcement, other government agencies, caregivers, schools, and businesses depend on DFA-issued licenses and IDs to keep our communities safe and to prevent fraud. The discontinued policy is not supported by Arkansas law and was never subject to public comment and review by the Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC), as required by the Administrative Procedures Act.”
On Tuesday, the DFA will submit an emergency rule to the Arkansas Legislative Council’s executive subcommittee for review. 
“We are committed to implementing this new policy in a manner that is respectful towards all of our customers,” Hudson said.
Sanders previously issued an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-sanders-eliminates-woke-anti-women-language-from-arkansas-government-documents-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">executive order</a> to remove “woke, anti-women” language from government documents, replacing words like “pregnant people” with things like “pregnant women” or “pregnant mom.”

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The second inmate who escaped last week from an Arkansas county jail has been captured, authorities said on Monday.
Jatonia Bryant, 23, was walking in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on Monday when nearby officers conducting surveillance saw him. Captain Yohance Brunson of the Jefferson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office (JCSO) identified Bryant by his clothing, the sheriff’s office said in <a href="https://www.jeffcoso.org/press_view.php?id=1438" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a press release</a>.
Bryant walked near Brunson’s vehicle, and the captain called for additional personnel who assisted in taking Bryant into custody “without incident.”
Last Thursday, the other inmate who escaped, 22-year-old Noah Roush, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/one-escaped-arkansas-inmate-has-been-captured-while-the-other-is-still-at-large" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was apprehended</a> after the Metropolitan Emergency Association (MECA) received a 911 call from someone who said a person fitting Roush’s description was inside an abandoned home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in <a href="https://www.jeffcoso.org/press_view.php?id=1437" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a press release</a>.
At that time, Brunson arrived to find Roush, who attempted to flee. Brunson chased Roush and was able to apprehend him with the help of Captain Brad Vilches and Officer Aaron Torres of the Southeast Arkansas College Department of Public Safety (SEARKDPS).
“We appreciate the brave citizen who made the decision to get involved and call MECA as well as the outstanding efforts of our own Captain Brunson, as well as SEARKDPS Captain Brad Vilches and Officer Torres,” the JCSO said in the press release. “Over the last three days numerous hours were worked by our own Deputies as well as the Pine Bluff Police Department Vice and Narcotics, Arkansas State Police, and Arkansas Department of Correction. We appreciate all of their time and effort they have put in to make this happen.”
Roush and Bryant were discovered missing Monday night, around 10:30 p.m. local time, the JCSO said in an earlier <a href="https://www.jeffcoso.org/press_view.php?id=1434" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. Bryant was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/2-arkansas-inmates-escape-including-one-held-on-murder-charges">being held</a> on probable cause of capital murder, while Roush was being held on probable cause for residential burglary and theft of property. He is also the suspect in a homicide.
The sheriff’s office said on Monday that an internal investigation of the escape revealed that jail personnel had not conducted an accurate head count, leading to Roush and Bryant escaping 36 hours before they were discovered missing.
“While both Noah Roush and Jatonia Bryant have been returned to the detention center our investigation does not end. Our Investigators will continue to work bringing criminal charges against all the people who assisted Roush and Bryant in evading apprehension,” the JCSO said.
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The sheriff’s office also said that &#8220;the actions of our jailers&#8221; would not be excused and that an investigation continues into the escape.
&#8220;We are committed to transparency and accountability throughout this process, recognizing that the trust of our community hinges on our ability to effectively safeguard our community and those under our care. As Sheriff, I assure you that every resource will be mobilized, every protocol reviewed, and every effort exerted to prevent such incidents from occurring again,” Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. said in the press release. &#8220;Let there be no doubt: the safety of our community and the integrity of our detention center are non-negotiable priorities, and we will spare no effort in upholding them.&#8221;

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One of the inmates who escaped this week from an Arkansas county jail has been apprehended, leaving one inmate still on the run.
Noah Roush, 22, was captured on Thursday afternoon after the Metropolitan Emergency Association (MECA) received a 911 call from someone who said a person fitting Roush’s description was inside an abandoned home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the Jefferson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said in <a href="https://www.jeffcoso.org/press_view.php?id=1437" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a press release</a>.
Captain Yohance Brunson arrived to find Roush, who attempted to flee. Brunson chased Roush and was able to apprehend him with the help of Captain Brad Vilches and Officer Aaron Torres of the Southeast Arkansas College Department of Public Safety (SEARKDPS).
“We appreciate the brave citizen who made the decision to get involved and call MECA as well as the outstanding efforts of our own Captain Brunson, as well as SEARKDPS Captain Brad Vilches and Officer Torres,” the JCSO said in the press release. “Over the last three days numerous hours were worked by our own Deputies as well as the Pine Bluff Police Department Vice and Narcotics, Arkansas State Police, and Arkansas Department of Correction. We appreciate all of their time and effort they have put in to make this happen.”
Roush, along with 23-year-old Jatonia Bryant, were discovered missing Monday night, around 10:30 p.m. local time, the JCSO said in an earlier <a href="https://www.jeffcoso.org/press_view.php?id=1434" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. The two escaped from the Dub Brassell Adult Detention Center and may have broken free within the previous 48 hours. It is unclear how long it had been before they were discovered missing. It is also unclear how they escaped.
Bryan is a black male, 5’11” tall, and weighs about 145 pounds. He was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/2-arkansas-inmates-escape-including-one-held-on-murder-charges">being held</a> on probable cause of capital murder.
Roush was being held on probable cause for residential burglary and theft of property. He is also the suspect in a homicide.
“We are relieved to have Roush in custody, but we also remain vigilant in capturing Jatonia Bryant who remains at large,” the JCSO said.
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Authorities are asking anyone with information about Bryant’s whereabouts to contact MECA (870)541-5300, Captain Yohance Brunson (870)692-3376, or Lieutenant Terry Wingard (870)510-0395.
A $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to Bryant’s capture.

One Escaped Arkansas Inmate Has Been Captured, While The Other Is Still At Large

Two inmates at an Arkansas county jail, including one being held on murder charges, have escaped.
Jatonia Bryant and Noah Roush were discovered missing Monday night, around 10:30 p.m., the Jefferson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office (JCSO) said in <a href="https://www.jeffcoso.org/press_view.php?id=1434" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a press release</a>. The two escaped from the Dub Brassell Adult Detention Center and may have broken free within the previous 48 hours. It is unclear how long it had been before they were discovered missing. It is also unclear how they escaped.
Roush, 22, is a white male, 6’2” tall, and weighs about 180 pounds with a scar on the right side of his head. He was being held on probable cause for residential burglary and theft of property. He is also the suspect in a homicide.
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Bryant, 23, is a black male, 5’11” tall, and weighs about 145 pounds. He was being held on probable cause of capital murder.
“Both individuals are to be considered dangerous and should only be approached by law enforcement personnel,” the JCSO said in its press release. “All efforts are being made at this moment to apprehend these suspects. The JCSO is working in cooperation with the Pine Bluff Police Department Vice and Narcotics, Arkansas State Police, And Arkansas Department of Correction to locate these individuals.”
The sheriff’s office is asking for anyone with information to come forward by contacting the Metropolitan Emergency Communication Association at 870-541-5300, Captain Yohance Brunson (870)692-3376, or Lieutenant Terry Wingard (870) 510-0395.

2 Arkansas Inmates Escape, Including One Held On Murder Charges

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-cotton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cotton</a> (R-AR) endorsed former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024 election</a> on Wednesday.
<a href="https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1742554204193849683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a post to X</a>, the Arkansas Republican argued that the economy, border security, and national security were in a stronger position during Trump&#8217;s first term in the White House than they are under President Joe Biden.
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&#8220;When Donald Trump was president, America was safe, strong, and prosperous. The economy was booming, working-class wages were growing, our border was secure, and our enemies feared us,&#8221; Cotton said. &#8220;With Joe Biden as president, everything has gone to hell: families can’t afford groceries, our border is wide open to a full-blown invasion, and our enemies are starting wars everywhere.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;I endorse President Trump and I look forward to working with him to win back the White House and the Senate so we can help hardworking Arkansans suffering from Joe Biden’s disastrous policies. It’s time to get our country back on track.&#8221;
Trump had accrued 18 Senate endorsements as of the end of last year, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3942482-2024-gop-primary-endorsements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Hill&#8217;s tracker</a>. His other backers in the upper chamber include Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Braun (R-IN), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Eric Schmidt (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), JD Vance (R-OH), and Roger Wicker (R-MS).
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Cotton&#8217;s support for Trump <a href="https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2016/10/10/tom-cotton-positioning-for-2020-still-backs-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dates back to the 2016 election</a>, but the senator has shown a willingness to break with the former president in recent years. For instance, Cotton <a href="https://www.axios.com/2021/01/04/donald-trump-tom-cotton-2020-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke out against</a> the GOP effort opposing the certification of Biden&#8217;s 2020 victory, prompting a Twitter swipe by Trump. In November 2022, Cotton dismissed the notion that Trump was the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cotton-trump-not-gops-single-leader-we-have-important-other-leaders-like-ron-desantis-brian-kemp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;single leader&#8221;</a> of the GOP. And Cotton <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/25/trump-desantis-event-00084447" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attended</a> a gathering hosted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as DeSantis weighed a run for the presidency in February of last year.
Trump is running for a second presidential term, potentially setting up a 2020 general election rematch against Biden, as he faces a slew of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jack-smith-urges-appeals-court-to-reject-trumps-immunity-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal cases</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maine-kicks-trump-off-2024-primary-ballot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ballot access issues</a>. National polls also show Trump as the <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clear frontrunner</a> in a wide but shrinking GOP field that includes DeSantis. In addition to the Senate endorsements, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-majority-whip-tom-emmer-backs-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">close to 100 members of the GOP-Led House</a> have rallied behind Trump and at least seven governors. The numbers put Trump well ahead of his remaining Republican rivals less than two weeks before the Iowa caucuses.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arkansas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arkansas</a> attorney general rejected a ballot measure proposing a constitutional right to abortion on Tuesday.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin <a href="https://ag-opinions.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023-107.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> in a seven-page response letter to the proposal that the popular name of the ballot, “The Arkansas Reproductive Healthcare Amendment,” and the ballot title, which offers a summary of the constitutional amendment, were ambiguous and partisan, and therefore likely to mislead voters on the issue.
“Your proposed popular name is tinged with partisan coloring and misleading because your proposal is solely related to abortion, not ‘reproductive healthcare’ generally,” said Griffin.
Griffin’s rejection prevents signature collection to qualify the proposed constitutional amendment for the 2024 ballot.
Abortion is banned in Arkansas, thanks to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/all-lives-matter-arkansas-gov-signs-near-total-abortion-ban-that-supporters-hope-will-force-scotus-to-revisit-roe-v-wade?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=benshapiro&amp;fbclid=IwAR30gWM8OEmy_yxog8qQHFBIIBcsgE8fCkgmaUqqEuFDvI70uubtChoTzaA">trigger law</a> that went into effect following the Supreme Court’s reversal last year of Roe v. Wade.
An Arkansas resident named Steven Nichols submitted the proposed constitutional amendment. On Monday, an entity named “Arkansans for Limited Government” (ALG) tied to the ballot initiative registered with the Arkansas Ethics Commission. ALG is chaired by Hershey Garner, an oncologist.
In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ARlibertynow/posts/pfbid0eFf5MQekuvTCTVp5hAuaYUCJMPvcwEU6TvvqkMmsaBU5sDri9XVXSD2QxeR8kmkEl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">response</a> to the attorney general’s rejection, ALG said it appreciated Griffin’s review and would work on a revised amendment.
ALG is <a href="https://forarpeople.org/for-ar-people-announces-formation-of-arkansans-for-limited-government-ballot-question-committee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">part</a> of the progressive nonprofit <a href="https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/for-ar-people/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">For AR People</a>, led by founding director Gennie Diaz and content director Sam Watson. Diaz was the communications director for former Democratic state representative Megan Godfrey until she founded For AR People in 2020.
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“Government overreach is killing Arkansas women,” stated For AR People. “The Arkansas Reproductive Healthcare Amendment will restore personal liberty, permit doctors to properly care for patients, and make our state safer and healthier for everyone.”
Arkansas law allows the attorney general to reject the ballot initiative based on its popular name, should the attorney general determine that the ballot title is misleading or that the proposal is designed in a manner that one’s intended vote yields the opposite effect.
Additionally, Griffin cited Arkansas laws and court rulings requiring the proposal’s popular name to not be misleading or partisan, and must complement the ballot title. Griffin also cited laws and rulings that require the ballot title to offer an impartial and fair understanding of the issues presented; required content includes those essential facts that merit serious reflection, while prohibited terms include those deemed technical and not readily understood by voters.
The proposed constitutional amendment would have banned government from prohibiting, penalizing, delaying, or restricting access to abortion within 18 weeks of conception, or in the cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal anomalies, or the jeopardization of a mother’s life or health. Griffin took issue with the use of the word “access.” He opined that the word had dual meanings as written and was therefore unclear.
“Is your intent to limit government action regarding abortion itself or regarding access to abortion?” wrote Griffin. “Under the Arkansas Supreme Court’s case law, the ballot title would need to describe the nature of the restriction you intend to propose.”
Griffin also took issue with the proposal’s meaning of the word “health,” because the proposal didn’t include a definition. He questioned whether the term encompassed physical health only, or mental and physical health, and whether the term concerned only emergent medical conditions or those pregnancies that increase the risk of certain medical complications.
According to the attorney general, the proposal also contradicted itself in multiple ways.
While the proposal allowed lawmakers to prohibit or restrict abortion access, it prohibited any penalization of individuals who request, receive, or assist with abortion services. And, while the proposal allowed the government to exercise a compelling interest to prohibit or restrict abortion access, it prohibited declaration of compelling interest where an individual’s decision-making would be infringed.
“[A]ll regulations necessarily restrict people’s choices,” stated Griffin.
The attorney general went on to take issue with the proposal’s phrase “incompatible with life outside the womb” to describe a fatal fetal anomaly. Griffin wrote that the phrase lacked further definition, leading voters to speculate its full meaning.
Griffin added in the closing of his rejection letter that the proposal failed to explain its effect on existing constitutional law.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-air-force" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Air Force</a> has requested that Congress pass legislation to stop wind turbines from encroaching on nuclear missile sites throughout the U.S.
According to the Air Force, underground nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Colorado need to be shielded from the growing wind turbine industry for safety and security concerns. The Air Force <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/air-force-asks-congress-protect-nuclear-launch-sites-104685988" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that 46 of the 450 underground nuclear missile sites have been “severely” encroached upon. Some wind turbines can stand 650 feet tall and present a barrier for helicopters carrying technicians or others who need to access the sites.
“When you think about a wind turbine, and even fields of wind turbines, they’ll stretch for miles,” Staff Sgt. Chase Rose, a UH-1 Huey flight engineer at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, told the Associated Press. “They’re monstrous, and then you have gigantic blades spinning on them as well. Not only is that a physical obstacle, but those turbines, they create the hazards like turbulence as well. That can be really dangerous for us to fly into. So it’s a very complex situation, when you have to deal with those.”
The Air Force is advocating for legislation that would mandate a 2-nautical-mile buffer zone around the hundreds of underground missile launch sites throughout the U.S. The Air Force and the American Clean Power Association drafted the legislation.
“The wind industry recognizes the nuclear missile silo mission is unique,&#8221; said American Clean Power Association spokesman Jason Ryan. “However, one-size-fits-all setbacks do not make sense for other [Department of Defense] missions or assets as site-specific and mission-specific evaluations are necessary to ensure military readiness.”
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Air Force Maj. Victoria Hight, a spokeswoman for F.E. Warren Air Force Base, said the wind turbines can hamper “safe helicopter transit and nuclear security operations” but that the Air Force supports &#8220;renewable energy efforts to include wind turbines, and we continue to work with energy industry partners to ensure the country’s green energy needs are met.” 

The Biden administration has <a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-advances-15-onshore-clean-energy-projects-potential-power" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aggressively pushed</a> a “transition” to green energy, including announcing the development of onshore renewable energy projects across the West.
“Investing in clean and reliable renewable energy represents the [Bureau of Land Management&#8217;s] commitment to addressing climate change and supports direction from the President and Congress to permit 25 gigawatts of solar, wind and geothermal production on public lands no later than 2025,” the Bureau of Land Management said on Monday when announcing plans for 15 major projects throughout the West.

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Republican Arkansas Governor and former White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-choice-is-between-normal-and-crazy-sarah-sanders-draws-sharp-contrast-with-dems-in-sotu-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Huckabee Sanders</a> is set to endorse her former boss Donald Trump at a rally Wednesday night, her office confirmed. 
Sanders will appear with Trump on stage at his rally near Miami on Wednesday, the same night the third Republican presidential debate will take place just right down the road from Trump’s event, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/sarah-huckabee-sanders-set-endorse-trump-florida-rally-miami-rcna123876" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The Arkansas governor’s endorsement comes as Trump dominates the GOP field in the polls and is ahead of President Joe Biden in the Real Clear Politics average of national polling. 
&#8220;It’s not a question between right versus left anymore,&#8221; Sanders said in a statement. &#8220;It’s normal versus crazy, and President Biden and the left are doubling down on crazy. The time has come to return to the normal policies of the Trump era which created a safer, stronger, and more prosperous America, and that’s why I am proud to endorse Donald Trump for President.&#8221;
Sanders&#8217; statement echoed her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-choice-is-between-normal-and-crazy-sarah-sanders-draws-sharp-contrast-with-dems-in-sotu-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">response</a> to Biden&#8217;s most recent State of the Union Address, where she drew a contrast between the Republicans&#8217; and Democrats&#8217; visions for the future of America.
“In the radical Left’s America, Washington taxes you and lights your hard-earned money on fire. But you get crushed with high gas prices, empty grocery shelves, and our children are taught to hate one another on account of their race, but not to love one another or our great country,” she said in the GOP&#8217;s televised response to Biden&#8217;s SOTU. “The dividing line in America is no longer between Right or Left. The choice is between normal and crazy.”
The former press secretary for Trump had reportedly frustrated the Trump campaign by withholding her endorsement for this long as he faces a slew of Republican opponents in the GOP primary. The former president responded to Sanders’ pending endorsement, calling it an “honor.” 
“We had great success in the White House and it’s an honor to have Sarah’s endorsement,&#8221; Trump said in a statement. &#8220;I look forward to having her at the big rally in Hialeah this Wednesday.”
With Sanders’ endorsement, Trump has now secured the backing of five Republican governors, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-has-endorsed-donald-trump-president-2024-republicans-gop-2023-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including</a> Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. The former president has also won the endorsements of nearly 80 House Republicans and 11 GOP senators.
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Sanders’ endorsement of Trump comes after the former president’s Republican rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iowa-governor-reynolds-endorses-desantis-for-president-hes-the-person-we-need-leading-this-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday, securing his biggest endorsement of the 2024 primary. Reynolds backed DeSantis after initially saying she would stay neutral before the Iowa caucuses, scheduled for January 15, 2024, angering Trump who <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111359635139712856" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> her “disloyal” and said that her DeSantis endorsement “will be the end of her political career.” 
Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iowa-governor-reynolds-endorses-desantis-for-president-hes-the-person-we-need-leading-this-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> angered the Republican National Committee by scheduling his Miami rally on the same night and in the same city as the third Republican debate, which will be hosted by NBC. The former president and GOP frontrunner has skipped each of the Republican presidential debates, arguing that his huge lead in the polls renders them meaningless.

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders To Endorse Trump

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders To Endorse Trump

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An Arkansas man has been charged with murder after confessing to killing a woman whose remains were found 32 years ago.
Rick Allen Headley, 48, was charged last week with first-degree murder for the 1991 killing of 19-year-old Sabrina Underwood of Huntsville, Arkansas, state police wrote in a Friday <a href="https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/news/asp-closes-32-year-old-cold-case-charging-suspect-in-1991-death-of-huntsville-woman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. Headley was already an inmate at the Varner Maximum Security Unit when he was charged with Underwood’s murder.
“Sabrina’s family still suffers from the pain of her absence, but we hope this week’s arrest will provide them with some comfort and long-sought answers,” Arkansas State Police Col. Mike Hagar said in the press release. “We will never give up on finding justice for families like the Underwoods.”
In January 1991, Underwood’s mother reported her daughter missing, telling police she dropped Underwood off near Bear Creek in Boone County. Underwood had planned to hitchhike about 70 miles to the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock to visit her boyfriend, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sabrina-underwood-1991-murder-rick-headley-charged-arkansas-state-police/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. She never made it to the prison.
Three months later, in April, a hunter found items that belonged to Underwood near the Gum Springs Cemetery in Fulton County – about 140 miles from Huntsville. Deputies dispatched to the scene found human remains and requested assistance from the state police. The remains were soon identified as Underwood.
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For years, the state police, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, and the 16th Judicial Drug Task Force worked to solve Underwood’s murder, but the case remained cold for three decades.
Then, in July 2022, an inmate at the Varner prison contacted the state police through his attorney and indicated that Headley had confessed to murdering Underwood in 1991. At the time, Headley lived in Mountain Home.
Investigators talked to the inmate, who provided a confession letter he said Headley gave him that contained details about Underwood’s murder.
During an interview with investigators, Headley allegedly admitted to writing the confession letter and identified a photo of Underwood, according to an affidavit reviewed by CBS. Headley reportedly told investigators that Underwood had attempted to extort him for money, but he &#8220;knew he could not let her ruin his life,&#8221; KATV <a href="https://katv.com/news/local/inmate-charged-in-1991-fulton-county-cold-case-sabrina-underwood-huntsville-varner-maximum-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Headley also allegedly told investigators that he hoped no one else had been arrested for Underwood’s murder.
Headley is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty to stabbing his estranged wife Kirstie to death in March 2018.

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Man Charged With Murder 32 Years After Woman’s Remains Found In Arkansas

Man Charged With Murder 32 Years After Woman's Remains Found In Arkansas

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Arkansas Republican Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sarah-huckabee-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Huckabee Sanders</a> eliminated &#8220;woke, anti-women&#8221; language from government documents in an executive order signed on Thursday that takes a strong stance defending women against terms promoting radical gender theory.
&#8220;The science is clear and real; [t]here are things only women can do, like perform the miracle of birth,&#8221; Sanders wrote in the executive order <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sarah-huckabee-sanders-executive-order-eliminating-woke-anti-women-state-government" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> first by Fox News Digital. &#8220;Government should reject language that ignores, undermines, and erases women; Government should celebrate gender distinctions between men and women – not erase them.&#8221;
Sanders, 41, who became the first female elected as the governor of Arkansas this year, enacted the order as radical left-wing ideology pushing &#8220;culturally conscious&#8221; or &#8220;inclusive&#8221; language continues to subvert state governments and American institutions nationwide.
In Arkansas alone, the state&#8217;s health department reportedly published a memo describing small per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) negatively affecting &#8220;pregnant people.&#8221; But under Sanders&#8217; new order, state officials must use terms specific to women, such as &#8220;pregnant women&#8221; or &#8220;pregnant mom.&#8221;
Such terms are included in &#8220;banning a number of all sorts of ridiculous words from state government documents,&#8221; Sanders said.
&#8220;We are all here to say enough,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Enough trying to erase women and girls. Enough denying our biological differences from men. Enough of the craziness taking over our country.&#8221;
&#8220;They&#8217;re using nonsense words to erase women and girls – and more importantly, to erase our voices and experiences,&#8221; Sanders said. &#8220;Today, we&#8217;re taking a stand against woke nonsense … It&#8217;s the Left that decided that woman is a dirty word. It&#8217;s the Left that decided that we needed to toss out basic biology – and basic grammar along with it.&#8221;
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Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Kay Chandler reportedly called the order &#8220;just common sense.&#8221;
&#8220;Our governor won&#8217;t let political correctness get in the way of science,&#8221; Chandler said.
The latest action marks another milestone Sanders has taken to eliminate woke indoctrination in American culture during her governorship.
Earlier this year, Sanders <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arkansas-governor-sarah-huckabee-sanders-bans-word-from-state-government-documents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> an executive order banning &#8220;Latinx&#8221; in government documents, calling the language &#8220;culturally insensitive&#8221; to the Latino community.
&#8220;Ethnically insensitive and pejorative language has no place in official government documents or government employee titles,&#8221; Sanders&#8217; executive order stated. &#8220;The government has a responsibility to respect its citizens and use ethnically appropriate language, particularly when referring to ethnic minorities.&#8221;
Sanders also signed an executive order banning schools from teaching Critical Race Theory, which the order described as &#8220;antithetical to the traditional American values of neutrality, equality, and fairness.&#8221;

Gov. Sanders Eliminates ‘Woke, Anti-Women’ Language From Arkansas Government Documents: Report

Gov. Sanders Eliminates 'Woke, Anti-Women' Language From Arkansas Government Business: Report

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The leftist activist group Shout Your Abortion has posted six billboards across Interstate 55, which spans through five strongly pro-life states.
The billboards, which variously state in huge letters, “God’s Plan Includes Abortion,” and “Abortion Is Okay. You Are Loved,” have been placed on the route going north toward Illinois, a very pro-abortion state.
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We are so proud of these billboards. If you see one on I-55, take a pic and let us know. Good luck to everyone having an abortion today! &lt;3 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShoutYourAbortion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShoutYourAbortion</a> <a href="https://t.co/FB3CiE1Sza">https://t.co/FB3CiE1Sza</a>
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“It feels really good to think that we could have made somebody’s experience just a little bit easier,” Amelia Bonow, 38, the executive director of Shout Your Abortion, told <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/20/shout-your-abortion-billboards-illinois/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a>.
Bonow said although the billboards are scheduled to be removed next week, “I would love for them to be everywhere.”
Back in 2018, the Left-wing activist explained why she helped start the &#8220;shout your abortion&#8221; movement.
“[W]hen I found out that the House of Representatives had voted to defund Planned Parenthood. I kind of unraveled,&#8221; Bonow <a href="https://www.oprah.com/inspiration/how-one-woman-became-an-activist-with-the-hashtag-shoutyourabortion_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in Oprah Winfrey’s magazine “Oprah” in July 2018. “I opened Facebook and, without thinking, wrote, ‘Like a year ago, I had an abortion at Planned Parenthood &#8230; and I remember this experience with a nearly inexpressible level of gratitude.’ I hit Post 153 words later, and everything changed.”
“&#8230; after the House vote, it struck me that the times I’d ranted about abortion rights, I hadn’t actually invoked my own experience,” she continued. “On some level, I’d internalized the stigma — though I honestly wasn’t ashamed. Then why hide? It wasn’t out of character for me to disclose something so personal online. What was out of character was my silence. “
Bonow’s friend, Lindy West, saw Bonow’s Facebook post. She <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/22/i-set-up-shoutyourabortion-because-i-am-not-sorry-and-i-will-not-whisper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, “With her permission, I screengrabbed Amelia’s post and put it on Twitter, with a hashtag that seemingly wrote itself: Don’t whisper, #ShoutYourAbortion.”
 The movement was pushed by Hollywood, including actresses Lizz Winstead and Sarah Silverman promoted a “Stand Up for Shout Your Abortion” <a href="https://improv.com/hollywood/event/stand+up+for+shout+your+abortion/8825625/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">party</a>  in Los Angeles.
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In addition to the questions of morality when it comes to abortion, a 2018 <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/abortion-and-mental-health-quantitative-synthesis-and-analysis-of-research-published-19952009/E8D556AAE1C1D2F0F8B060B28BEE6C3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> published in the British Journal of Psychiatry that examined roughly 160,000 women who had undergone an abortion stated, “Women who had undergone an abortion experienced an 81% increased risk of mental health problems, and nearly 10% of the incidence of mental health problems was shown to be attributable to abortion.”
Tighter laws protecting unborn children, especially throughout the South, went into effect following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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‘God’s Plan Includes Abortion’: Shout Your Abortion Posts Billboards Across Southern States

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