On June 11th members from Arkansas Community Organization, who has been a dedicated group in the LOFTE Network rallied to urge their senators to vote against Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill". The bill would be devastating to low income tenants across the United States, cutting funding to SNAP, Medicaid, and HUD housing. The small but vocal group was able to get some press:

https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/arkansans-getting-government-assistance-ask-senators-to-vote-down-big-beautiful-bill/

https://katv.com/news/local/members-of-arkansas-community-organizations-express-concern-as-federal-aid-cuts-loom-katv-news-share-community-assist-big-beautiful-bill-cost-cutting#

https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/arkansas-advocacy-organization-pushes-back-on-snap-medicaid-cuts/91-37cb58f5-c23a-45e3-8e71-baffbf4b177b

Our members in Arkansas plan to continue to speak out and do what they can to appeal to their senators ahead of the July 14th vote.