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Gravel & Grit, a rural transparency project.
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Gravel & Grit is a bipartisan grassroots alliance amplifying rural voices, educating citizens, and advocating for transparency, stakeholder inclusion, and data-driven decisions.
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Remember when we said the Governor duck hunting with the CoreCivic CEO was a red flag? We've learned more. Read the story in our latest Substack. Check it out!

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Follow the Money
The Intersection of Campaign Finance and Prison Profiteering
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Congratulations to our own Adam Watson for being selected for Leadership Arkansas! Gravel & Grit wouldn’t exist without Adam. His vision and leadership have been the driving force behind our work. Congratulations Adam! We look forward to supporting your great work!
Here’s another Substack for you this morning! We’ve been accused of being anti-public safety, but this explains how the opposite is true…enjoy!

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Supporting Safety
The Impact of a Mega Prison on Law Enforcement
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Subscribe to our Substack and you will be entered into a drawing for a Sonic gift card! The drawing will be at 8:00 p.m. tonight!

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We are not the ones who misunderstood the process...
It is all shaping into a clear and terrifying picture...
You have to wonder why Sarah would cash in so much political capital for this mega-prison.

Call your Arkansas state legislators and tell them to vote no!

Check out my latest piece on this mega-prison push.
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Despite Chairman Magness’s personal “estimations,” we felt an actual analysis from one of our HR professionals would better provide the information those concerned are looking to understand.

Read @gravelandgrit.bsky.social’s latest article for more.

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No Field of Dreams
If you build it, they won't come.
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We need our supporters to step up! We have a call to action that!
Call to action on prison funding (SB354)! Outreach guide linked. Call & email daily.

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It is time for the legislators to "nip it in the bud" and stop this prison disaster before it begins!
Grrrr...due to the 1 min. video length limit of Bluesky, we will have to post a link to it instead... drive.google.com/file/d/1Tfje...
Sebastian County.mp4
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Don't let our legislators dismiss the human toll this will have on hundreds of residents near Mill Creek Mountain.
We have heard they may try to run water lines from Ozark and perhaps drill wells.

We know that will not work, we are just waiting on them to figure that out. Fort Smith was initially their backup plan, not sure where that stands. (2/2)