KBaldwin

=SB6 Senator Kbaldwin, Republican=

The representative from my state that I most agree with is John Boozman. http://www.boozman.house.gov/
=5 Interesting Facts about Arkansas:=

1. The state grain of Arkansas is Rice.
2. The state animal of Arkansas is the White-tailed Deer. 3. The official state dance of Arkansas is the Square Dance. 4. The state fish of Arkansas is the Largemouth Bass. 5. The state insect of Arkansas is the honeybee.

=5 Issue Related Facts about Arkansas=

1. Graduation rate of Arkansas is 72%. 2. Civil Rights Group is __Arkansas Advisory Committee to the United Stated Commission on Civil Rights.__ 3. Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993. 4. Conservation and Reinvestment Act. 5. Arkansas River Conservation Committee.

=Issue #1=

Civil Rights
President Obama recently put an act into effect that says that equal jobs will pay equal wages. I think this is because of the discrimination of certain races in America and business owners are discriminating against them. I think that just because someone is of a different race or culture than you are, does not mean that you have to look down on them. Some people of different races don't get certain jobs because the owner is biased against them adn would rather give the job to someone of their own raceI think the government should put in more strict laws and punishments to prevent discrimination from happening.

=Issue #2=

Education
In public schools, 39% of fourth graders scored proficient or higher in math, and 32% of eighth graders scored proficient or higher in math. This isn't a very large percentage of students who have passing grades right now. I think our schools could make should make some adjustments. One thing that I think should be done is that if a student has a D or F, it is mandatory that they seek help before school, after school, etc. until they get a passing grade in that class or have that student get a tutor. The dropout rate in the United States is currently 30%, a very high number. This is a lot of students that don't graduate with a diploma. The government should make dropping out illegal so our young people can reach their full potential in schools to have good jobs in the future.

=Issue #3=

Environment and Energy
Global Warming is an issue that is occurring right now. If we were able to stop global warming, we would also stop many other polluting and bad things such as clean air pollution and invest in clean energy and smart energy solutions. We should require that only a certain amount of time, miles can be travelled a day by a car, with an exception of road trips, city buses, etc. With less cars polluting the air, there will be less global warming and it will eventually stop.

10 Sources
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