Sarah Huckabee Sanders governor

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On Day 1, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders targets critical race theory (The Washington Post)

In 2021, as conservative states across the country were passing laws to restrict the teaching of race in their classrooms, similar efforts in one very ...

Lawmakers did pass legislation limiting discussion of race and sex in state employee training, including the view that the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist. She has called for teacher pay raises, improving student literacy and other education measures as well. Before running for office, Sanders came to national attention as then-President Donald Trump’s press secretary. But such legislation died in Arkansas. “As long as I am governor, our schools will focus on the skills our children need to get ahead in the modern world, not brainwashing our children with a left-wing political agenda,” In 2021, as conservative states across the country were passing laws to restrict the teaching of race in their classrooms, similar efforts in one very Republican state — Arkansas — never made it out of the legislature.

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans term 'Latinx' on her ... (NBC News)

Within hours of being sworn in as the new Republican governor of Arkansas on Tuesday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order banning the term ...

She also cited the Real Academia Española, a Madrid-based cultural institution dedicated to the linguistic regularization of the Spanish-language, which rejects the use of “x” as an alternative to “o” and “a.” "It’s really about transgender individuals and nonbinary individuals," Bonilla said. Nearly 4% of the eligible voting population in Arkansas is Hispanic, according to Pew. The vast majority of these bills have been introduced by Republicans. It was one of seven orders signed by Sanders, a Republican, right after taking the oath. So, it felt surprising," Bonilla said.

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans critical race theory in ... (Fox News)

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders banned critical race theory in schools with an executive order Tuesday as one of her first acts as governor, ...

We will reward our teachers with higher pay. "We will improve literacy for our youngest students. Critical race theory, or CRT, is a school of legal thought that analyzes how power structures and institutions have negatively impacted racial minorities in America. [her first day in office Tuesday](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/arkansas), including an immediate statewide freeze on government hiring and a ban on teaching critical race theory in schools. To that end, one of the orders she signed in her first act as governor prohibits "indoctrination and critical race theory in schools." Arkansas Gov.

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs executive orders on first day of ... (KUAR)

The executive orders signed by the new governor focus on limiting government and conservative “culture war” issues.

The orders further conservative social causes and seek to limit government regulations. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed seven executive orders into law. “We are going to continue to limit the scope of government and empower Arkansans,” Sanders said.

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Begins Term by Signing 7 Executive ... (Arkansas Money & Politics)

Just moments after promising to do so in her inaugural address at the Arkansas State Capitol on Jan.10, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed seven ...

A third order directs the Arkansas Inspector General to conduct a “complete and exhaustive review” of all previous executive orders since the formation of the state in 1836. Huckabee Sanders’ next executive order prohibits the installation of, connection to or use of TikTok on any state network or state-issued technology. The order highlights the “economic, political and military competition” between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, as well as the perceived risk posed by the app, given its ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance LTD. Finally, in an order meant to “respect the Latino community by eliminating culturally insensitive words” from official government use, Gov. Huckabee Sanders and other prominent conservatives to condemn any education related to systemic racism, diversity and inclusion efforts and the history of the United States. The order calls out executive orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic specifically and calls for a summary of “the purpose and directive” of each order, as well as their impacts on businesses and industries in the state. The order cites a statistic from the United States Department of Labor that the state spent “more than $53 million on improper unemployment benefits to ineligible applicants over the course of three years.” McDonald to the Department of Commerce position. As with EO 15-01, the freeze does not apply to positions authorized by federally-funded public employment efforts, or to a number of legislative, judicial and government agency positions listed in the order. Huckabee Sanders’ order also makes exceptions for positions authorized for the Arkansas Departments of Corrections and Public Safety. The order directs state agencies to terminate any ongoing hiring processes unless a formal offer of employment has already been made. Exceptions for “a legitimate business need” that requires filling the position are allowed, according to the order.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans the use of 'Latinx' in first week as ... (New York Daily News)

The former White House press secretary under Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting use of the gender-neutral term for Latinos in government ...

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Hours Into Her Term, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans ... (Yahoo News)

On Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders banned the word Latinx from all government documents in one of seven executive orders issued within hours ...

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs seven executive orders on first ... (wreg.com)

Wasting little time after her inauguration on Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed seven executive orders within hours of taking the oath of ...

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Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs 8 executive orders in first 48 hours (THV11.com KTHV)

In her first two days of office, Gov. Sanders has signed several executive orders from education to government operations.

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Huckabee Sanders bans 'Latinx' on first day as Arkansas governor (The Hill)

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed an executive order this week banning the use of the term “Latinx” and its derivatives from all official ...

The RAE has also rejected the use of an “e” to replace the gendered “o” or “a” endings, as the male “o” ending also indicates gender-neutral or plural subjects in traditional Spanish usage. The governor’s office did not respond to whether that included other terms disavowed by the Latino community, like “illegal alien” or “illegal immigrant,” or whether the term Latinx had ever been used in official Arkansas communications in the past. Still, the executive order states that “it is the policy of the Governor’s administration to prohibit the use of culturally insensitive words for official state government business.” Hispanic community, it’s still popular among groups who seek to promote further LGBTQ+ inclusion. And progressives in the Spanish-speaking world, including in the United States, often use the term “Latine” as a replacement for Latinx that is both gender- and language-inclusive. Arkansas Gov.

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans use of 'Latinx ... (The Independent)

'She's been trying to portray data and information in a way that really is about pandering'

“It’s really about transgender individuals and nonbinary individuals,” Dr Bonilla told NBC. Ed Morales wrote the book Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture. The new governor also signed orders related to budgeting, spending and other issues. Latinx is a gender-neutral term used by some instead of Hispanic or Latino. “She’s offering these justifications, and it just seems to me like she’s been trying to portray data and information in a way that really is about pandering,” Dr Bonilla said of the governor. She also noted that Real Academia Española, a cultural institution in the Spanish capital, has rejected the use of the letter “x” instead of “o” and “a”.

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People Question Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Banning the Word ... (BELatina)

As though there aren't more important things to prioritize, Huckabee Sanders went ahead and banned the word “Latinx” — on her very first day as governor.

It seems that the term evolved due to a need for a term to replace the more masculine words with a term that is more inclusive. Others claim the term gained traction when nonbinary scholars started using it in the United States. Remember, inclusive language [can save lives.](https://www.lgbtqandall.com/the-importance-of-being-gender-inclusive-in-our-language/) Whatever the case may be, the gender-neutral word wasn’t manufactured by a pompous millennial over an avocado toast breakfast. This is our opportunity,” Huckabee Sanders said shortly after she was sworn in. It is also struggling with affordability and overall quality of life for its residents.

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