Believe In Arkansas
Welcome to “Believe in Arkansas,” where we believe that free people are capable of extraordinary things and where we provide content that will address our state’s most pressing problems and discuss how freeing the potential within our own citizens can lead to solutions.Our Network breaks barriers that stand in the way of people realizing their potential. This moves our society toward one of mutual benefit, where people succeed by helping others improve their lives.
Episodes
33 episodes
Power Play: The Good, the Bad, and the Costly of Energy Policy
Energy policy impacts every American’s wallet and the reliability of the power grid. In Power Play, we break down which policies keep the lights on and energy affordable—and which ones drive up costs and threaten reliability. Hosted by Ryan Nor...
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Arkansas Tax Policy: Past, Present, and Future
Americans for Prosperity Foundation - Arkansas hosted the "Arkansas Tax Policy: Past, Present & Future" panel, where experts discussed past achievements, current challenges, and bold ideas for the future of Arkansas's tax landscape. The con...
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Access for All: Navigating Federal Support for Students with Disabilities Outside Public Schools
Join Believe In Arkansas and Karla Phillips-Krivickas, CEO of Think Inclusion, as we explore how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) empowers private school and homeschool students with disabilities. Discover little known fed...
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Breaking Barriers to Care: The Case for Repealing Certificate of Need Laws with Alasdair Whitney
Join us on the Believe In Arkansas podcast as we delve into the pressing issue of Certificate of Need (CON) laws and their potential repeal. Our special guest, Alasdair Whitney, legislative counsel for the Institute for Justice, will provide ex...
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The Four Pillars of Border Security and Visa Reform
The United States, a nation built by immigrants, stands firmly on the principles of rule of law, with a government responsible for ensuring our safety and protecting our rights. However, nowhere are these government obligations more neglected t...
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Economic Innovation: Portable Benefits for Contract Workers
Some say 2023 is the year of the contract worker. From tech specialists to delivery services, demand for contingent workers is on the rise. Ryan's guest is Caden Rosenbaum, Tech and Innovation Policy Analyst with Libertas In...
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What's REALLY limiting access to health care in Arkansas?
A recent study ranked Arkansas' health-care system 47th in the country--and dead last for health-care outcomes. There's currently a moratorium on increasing the number of mental health care beds and waiting lists for those beds.As ridic...
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You Can Make a Difference: The Importance of Grassroots In Policy and Politics
Ryan talks with National Director of Grassroots Staff Training, Carlos Muhletaler.Government goes to those who show up! Carlos and Ryan discuss the necessity for legislative advocacy and how to prepare yourself with the tools and ...
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Solutions to Rising Health Care Costs
Arkansas has significant challenges in healthcare accessibility, transparency, and affordability. These, of course, lead to poor healthcare outcomes for the state.Arkansas health systems are ranked 47th in the country. <...
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Common Sense Immigration Reform: The America's Children's Act Unpacked
Join us for a powerful conversation on one of the most critical pieces of immigration reform legislation – the America's Children's Act. In this thought-provoking episode of "Believe in Arkansas," we have two incredible guests joining host Ryan...
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Inflation is That Thief Who Never Gets Caught
Deputy State Director at Americans for Prosperity in Arkansas, J.D. McGehee talks with Thurlo Cobb, Regional VP of a well known financial services company with seventeen years financial services experience. They dive into economic...
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45:53
Letting Teachers Teach
What can be done to recruit and retain quality teachers, and provide them the support and freedom to connect with their passion of teaching?How is the old stand and lecture then move on to the next module model failing students...
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Deputy State Director Jason "JD" McGehee & AFP Arkansas Intern Caleb Williams Reflect on a Year of Breaking Barriers
“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” - Frederick DouglassArkansas Deputy State Director, Americans for Prosperity Arkansas, Jason "JD" McGehee gets a college student's take on successes and o...
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LEARNS is law in Arkansas. What is Open Enrollment? What are Education Savings Accounts?
Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders has officially signed LEARNS into law.Rebecca Bollinger talks with Aaron Smith, Director of Education Reform for the Reason Foundation.Open Enrollment gives families access to schools outside thei...
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The Arkansas LEARNS Explainer You've Been Waiting For
Governor Sarah Sanders, alongside state legislators, students, parents, and teachers unveiled Arkansas LEARNS. Currently in Arkansas only 35% of third graders can read at grade level. The governor is proposing building robus...
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Recorded January 17th Education Tele-Townhall with Derrell Bradford President 50CAN
Recording of Arkansas Education Telephone Townhall with Derrell Bradford, President of 50CAN.Over 5800 participants joined to ask questions as exciting new legislation championed by Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders comes front and center...
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Talking with Kerry McDonald, Author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom
Parents are being empowered by education disruption, recognizing they should control their children's schooling. Who better to determine how and where their children should learn?Rebecca Bollinger, Digital Engagement Coordinator for AFP...
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Benefits Cliffs. Anti-poverty benefits should be support towards a fulfilling future not a trap.
What are benefits cliffs? Simply put sometimes Americans reliant on anti-poverty benefits can't afford a raise or a better job. Incremental increases in income can make them suddenly and disproportionately ineligible for multiple be...
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Esports in Arkansas
What is Esports? How should policy align to this new and innovative more-than-a-trend exploding with economic potential? There's a lot of passion in this space, not to mention explosive revenue projections. What are the obvious opport...
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Sandboxes: Reforming Long Outdated Regulations That Stifle Innovation
Ryan's guest is Rees Empey, Director of State Government Affairs at Libertas Institute. Hear their discussion about how sandboxes benefit both new and existing businesses, make room for innovation stifled by regulations that are de...
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How a Gifted Teacher Left the Public School System and Started a School
Ryan talks with Dr. Angela Kennedy, founder of Deeper Root Academy. A teacher in Florida, Dr. Kennedy unlocked the opportunity to start a school which liberates students and families from the factory model for public schools. ...
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Energy. Inflation. Innovation. Three Historical Challenges and What We Should Be Doing.
Week after week we're living it: record high energy costs, rates of inflation higher than we've seen in over forty years, and regulations stifling innovative recovery. For many it seems like a perfect ...
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Talking with Hannah Cox: How Arkansas Certificate of Need Requirements Limit Access to Mental Health Care
Ryan's guest is Hannah Cox, an up and coming free thinker in the liberty movement. Hannah co-hosts Based with Hannah Cox and is frequently seen on Kennedy Nation on Fox News Business. A Certificate of Need is required in or...
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What Are The Myths of School Choice?
Ryan talks with guest Dr. Patrick Wolf, Distinguished Professor of Education Policy and 21st Century Endowed Chair in School Choice in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health ...
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Dr. David Mitchell and Ryan Norris talk about the AFP/ACRE partnership, reviewing past successes and future challenges insuring economic freedom in Arkansas.
Dr. David Mitchell and Ryan Norris talk about the AFP/ACRE partnership and how ACRE- Arkansas Center for Research in Economics UCA- has informed policy changes in the state. Research at ACRE focuses on barriers to employment, taxes and spending...
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