Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson made a trip to Mountain Home on Monday for another one of his “COVID Conversation”.
Peaceful protestors were on hand when the Governor pulled into the parking lot at Arkansas State University at Mountain Home holding signs saying “no mandated jabs” or “my body my choice”.
The Governor addressed the signs people brought into the hall almost immediately
With school returning, Arkansas Act 1002 bans state and local officials from enacting a new mask mandate, only the Arkansas Legislature.
The Governor also tells us Arkansas’s vaccination rate has increased by 40% after starting the COVID conversations.
Hutchinson says he’s concerned about the state’s vaccination rate
The Governor faced lots of pushback from local residents coming out to raise their opinion on the vaccine
Finally, we asked the Governor after the meeting if he would be inviting rural superintendents and other school leaders to discuss the situation with their districts
Hear more from the Governor coming up tomorrow from his Community Conversation in Mountain Home.
Watch the Governor’s entire COVID Conversation here
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