The Chris Jones for Governor campaign announced that fundraising has eclipsed the $1 million mark in its first four months of campaigning. This total marks the largest sum of any Democratic candidate running for statewide office since 2014, the campaign…
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Sarah Sanders: Governors Last Line of Defense Against Radical Left
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSarah Huckabee Sanders, the former press secretary for President Donald Trump who’s seeking the GOP nomination to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson in 2022, kicked off a week-long campaign rally Monday in Benton, calling the nation’s governors the last…
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Chris Jones Calls on Rival Huckabee Sanders to Condemn Use of Livestock Drug in Arkansas Prisons
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDemocratic candidate for governor of Arkansas, Chris Jones, called on the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to end the use of ivermectin in its detention centers. It is a drug most commonly used to treat parasites in livestock. “This use of…
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Collective PAC Endorses Chris Jones for Governor
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Collective PAC, the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to Black political engagement, has endorsed Dr. Chris Jones in his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2022, the organization announced Tuesday. Jones most recently served as the…
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Jones Stepping Away from Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleDr. Chris Jones is stepping down as the head of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. Jones has served as the executive director and lead maker at the North Little Rock-based Hub since 2018. Current deputy director Errin Stanger has been…
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Best Buy, Innovation Hub Launching First Teen Tech Center in Arkansas
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleIn partnership with Best Buy, Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will be creating the first Best Buy Teen Tech Center in Arkansas. This center will be designed to help teenagers develop interests in technology, art and entrepreneurship and gain skills through…
Arkansas PBS Foundation recently announced four new board members. The new board members include Catherine Bays, M. Gayle Corley, Dr. Chris Jones and Peggy Matson. “I am pleased to welcome our four newest board members to the Arkansas PBS Foundation…
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Innovation Matters: Starting the Conversation in Arkansas
by Chris Jonesby Chris JonesWhat do you get when you mix a country boy, with a rocket scientist, with an ordained minister, with an entrepreneur, with a community organizer? Maybe you get a hot mess? Maybe you get me? My wife might say there…