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Mar 14, 2025•32 min
Send us a text Podcast listeners: We need your help! Please take this short survey and let us know what kind of coverage you value from the Arkansas Times Week in Review. It should take no more than 2-3 minutes to complete. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGwfouBLfdR0RWUfz75fNXZFv6Z1s9T7YMPLIGlGK_ri3tQ/viewform Thanks! We appreciate your time. Stories discussed this week: Power companies would be able to raise your electric bill more easily under new legislation https://arktimes.com/a...
Mar 07, 2025•40 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: Anti-woke activism meets technocratic tinkering: Breaking down Sanders’ higher ed bill https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/22/anti-woke-activism-meets-technocratic-tinkering-breaking-down-sanders-higher-ed-bill Get off the Capitol lawn! Gov’s bill aims to limit students’ political speech https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/21/get-off-the-capitol-lawn-govs-bill-aims-to-limit-students-political-speech Secretary of state joins Legislature in...
Feb 22, 2025•39 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: UAMS, AR Children’s brace for Trump administration cuts to medical research funding https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/10/uams-bracing-for-trump-administration-cuts-to-medical-research-funding Rick Crawford sponsors bill to keep USAID cash flowing to farms amid Musk’s assault on agency https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/12/rick-crawford-sponsors-bill-to-keep-usaid-cash-flowing-to-farms-amid-musks-assault-on-agency Senate passes slate of...
Feb 15, 2025•40 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: ‘Tort reform’ bill passes Senate, heads to governor’s desk https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/06/tort-reform-bill-passes-senate-heads-to-governors-desk Sanders’ maternal health plan would make it easier to get Medicaid — but not to keep it https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/06/governors-maternal-health-plan-would-make-it-easier-to-get-medicaid-but-not-to-keep-it U.S. reading and math scores keep trending downward, with Arkansas towards ...
Feb 08, 2025•37 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: Phones would be banned ‘bell to bell’ in Arkansas public schools under new bill https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/29/phones-would-be-banned-bell-to-bell-in-arkansas-public-schools-under-new-bill Sanders will seek new Medicaid work requirement for 220K Arkansans https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/28/sanders-will-seek-new-medicaid-work-requirement-for-220k-poor-arkansans Senate passes bill to end affirmative action as pleas from Black co...
Feb 01, 2025•30 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: State law allowing child sexual abuse victims to retroactively sue gets its day in court https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/23/state-law-allowing-child-sexual-abuse-victims-to-retroactively-sue-gets-its-day-in-court Arkansas immigrants brace for Trump’s promised raids as rumors fly on social media https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/24/arkansas-immigrants-brace-for-trumps-promised-raids-as-rumors-fly-on-social-media Trump pardons Jan. 6 ...
Jan 25, 2025•26 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: Crawford picked as House Intelligence chair after ouster of Republican who dared question Trump https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/16/crawford-picked-as-house-intelligence-chair-after-ouster-of-republican-who-dared-question-trump UPDATE: Sanders’ session agenda includes school phone ban, firing ‘woke’ professors, higher ed funding https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/14/sanders-session-agenda-school-cell-phone-ban-higher-ed-funding-rework...
Jan 17, 2025•24 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week Baker claps back at other Supreme Court justices, declares recent orders null and void https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/08/baker-claps-back-at-other-supreme-court-justices-declares-recent-orders-null-and-void State Supreme Court majority voids chief justice’s appointments to judicial discipline panel https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/07/state-supreme-court-majority-voids-chief-justices-appointments-to-judicial-discipline-panel We welc...
Jan 10, 2025•34 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: Despite opposition from local right wing group, Fort Smith City Board approves EPA grant https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/18/despite-opposition-from-local-right-wing-group-fort-smith-city-board-approves-epa-grant Governor’s consultants pitch bad ideas for a FOIA overhaul https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/18/governors-consultants-pitch-bad-ideas-for-a-foia-overhaul We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com...
Dec 21, 2024•35 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: 220K Arkansans will lose insurance if Republicans cut federal Medicaid expansion funds https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/12/220k-arkansans-will-lose-insurance-if-republicans-cut-federal-medicaid-expansion-funds Emails show officials hid purchase of land in Franklin County for prison, mocked residents by sharing South Park video clips (UPDATED) https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/10/emails-show-state-officials-intentionally-hid-purchase-...
Dec 14, 2024•39 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week Can you really use an Arkansas school voucher for horseback riding lessons? Yes. https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/27/can-you-really-use-an-arkansas-school-voucher-for-horseback-riding-lessons-yes Donald Trump taps Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/12/donald-trump-taps-mike-huckabee-as-ambassador-to-israel Picking Mike Huckabee for ambassador to Israel spells more misery for Palestinians https://ar...
Dec 07, 2024•35 min
Send us a text Prefiled bills have Republicans pushing discrimination, tooth decay and maternal health https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/20/pre-filed-bills-have-republicans-pushing-discrimination-tooth-decay-and-maternal-health Arkansas House Dems unveil 2025 agenda, but can any of it pass? https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/19/arkansas-house-dems-unveil-2025-agenda-but-can-any-of-it-pass Raw milk, raffles and retroactive panic: prefiling bills for 2025 continues https://arktime...
Nov 23, 2024•35 min
Send us a text Franklin County residents question prison location during contentious town hall https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/08/franklin-county-residents-question-prison-location-during-contentious-town-hall Failing up: 10 months after his firing, former prisons chief Profiri still has a $184K job in the governor’s office https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/15/failing-up-10-months-after-his-firing-former-prisons-chief-profiri-still-has-a-184k-job-in-the-governors-office LRSD ...
Nov 16, 2024•30 min
Send us a text Little Rock voters say no to new sales tax, yes to incumbent city directors https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/06/little-rock-voters-say-no-to-new-sales-tax-yes-to-incumbent-city-directors Pope County casino dead after Issue 2 passes, despite local voter support for casino https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/06/pope-county-casino-dead-after-issue-2-passes-despite-local-voter-support-for-casino Baker, Tucker, Eubanks win judicial races https://arktimes.com/arkansas-b...
Nov 09, 2024•27 min
Send us a text Vote yes: Little Rock’s 1-cent sales tax plan is the city’s chance to think big https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/29/vote-yes-little-rocks-1-cent-sales-tax-plan-is-the-citys-chance-to-think-big Will it make a difference? Analyzing Little Rock’s proposed 1-cent sales tax increase https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/21/will-it-make-a-difference-analyzing-little-rocks-proposed-1-cent-sales-tax-increase Arkansas Community Organizations endorses city board candidates, o...
Nov 03, 2024•34 min
Send us a text UPDATE: Franklin County selected as home of new 3,000-bed state prison https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/31/franklin-county-selected-as-home-of-new-3k-bed-state-prison New data on Ark. vouchers: More than 80% of new enrollees did not attend public school last year https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/31/new-data-on-ark-vouchers-more-than-80-of-new-enrollees-did-not-attend-public-school-last-year DHS numbers show Sarah Sanders is wrong: Arkansas needs Medicaid extens...
Nov 02, 2024•37 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: Utility regulators say AG failed to meet deadlines in case to raise gas rates https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/23/utility-regulators-say-ag-failed-to-meet-deadlines-in-case-to-raise-gas-rates Advocates of the ‘raw milk revolution’ push legislation allowing retail sales at markets https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/18/advocates-of-the-raw-milk-revolution-push-legislation-allowing-retail-sales-at-markets Split Supreme Court, stacked wit...
Oct 26, 2024•39 min
Send us a text State Supreme Court requires 2 early voting sites in West Memphis, rejecting Republicans’ arguments https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/17/state-supreme-court-requires-2-early-voting-sites-in-west-memphis-rejecting-republicans-arguments Supreme Court clears path for Arkansans to vote on anti-casino amendment https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/17/supreme-court-clears-path-for-arkansans-to-vote-on-anti-casino-amendment Tyson Foods under investigation again for alleged...
Oct 19, 2024•31 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: Judge sentences two former officers videotaped in infamous Mulberry beating https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/10/judge-sentences-two-former-officers-videotaped-in-infamous-mulberry-beating Overwhelmed voucher systems in West Virginia, Arkansas leave thousands of homeschoolers hanging https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/09/overwhelmed-voucher-systems-in-west-virginia-arkansas-leave-thousands-of-homeschoolers-hanging The import business: ...
Oct 12, 2024•40 min
Send us a text Stories Discussed this week Billy Jack Lincks named as sole suspect in 1995 Morgan Nick kidnapping (Updated) https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/01/billy-jack-lincks-named-as-prime-suspect-in-1995-morgan-nick-kidnapping There’s an international bird flu summit in Arkansas this week, and this is why it is important https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/02/theres-an-international-bird-flu-summit-in-arkansas-this-week-and-this-is-why-it-is-important Medical marijuana expa...
Oct 05, 2024•29 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: TIF tiff: Downtown Little Rock Master Plan calls for controversial funding tool https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/09/20/tif-tiff-downtown-little-rock-master-plan-calls-for-controversial-funding-tool City board to vote on another master plan, mobile grocery stores next week https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/09/27/city-board-to-vote-on-another-master-plan-mobile-grocery-stores-next-week Supreme Court refers Justice Courtney Hudson to judicial...
Sep 28, 2024•32 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: Sarah Sanders used a July traffic stop to demonize immigrants; the dashcam footage tells a different story https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/09/18/sarah-sanders-used-a-july-traffic-stop-to-demonize-immigrants-the-dashcam-footage-tells-a-different-story Traffic stop used as anti-immigration rallying cry comes under scrutiny https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/09/20/traffic-stop-used-as-anti-immigration-rallying-cry-comes-under-scrutiny Solar p...
Sep 21, 2024•30 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: New animal waste rule would keep public in the dark on hog farm permits, environmental groups say https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/09/06/new-animal-waste-rule-would-keep-public-in-the-dark-on-hog-farm-permits-environmental-groups-say South Arkansas landowners fire back at lithium companies, call proposed royalty structure ‘unlawful’ https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/09/12/south-arkansas-landowners-fire-back-at-lithium-companies-call-propos...
Sep 14, 2024•34 min
Send us a text On this week's podcast, Arkansas author Alice Driver discusses her new book on Tyson Foods and the perils faced by its largely immigrant workforce. " Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America's Largest Meatpacking Company," by Alice Driver https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Life-and-Death-of-the-American-Worker/Alice-Driver/9781668078822 We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com...
Sep 05, 2024•16 min
Send us a text The Arkansas Times has been hosting a series of fundraisers in the form of a lecture series featuring Arkansas newsmakers, politicians and writers on current events and policies. The proceeds go to the Arkansas Times Investigative Reporting Fund . This month, we met at the Copper Grill to hear from Skip Rutherford, Dean Emeritus of the Clinton School of Public Service and founder of the non-partisan Political Animals Club, who spoke about the current race for the presidency betwee...
Aug 28, 2024•23 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week LRSD Superintendent Jermall Wright resigns https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/15/lrsd-superintendent-jermall-wright-resigns Wronging Wright a huge mistake for LRSD https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/18/wronging-wright-a-huge-mistake-for-lrsd LRSD board hears from the public on Wright’s resignation letter, takes no action https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/19/lrsd-board-hears-from-the-public-on-wrights-resignation-letter-takes-no-...
Aug 24, 2024•25 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: AG confirms no Chinese or communist ties in land purchased by Walmart supplier https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/13/ag-confirms-no-chinese-or-communist-ties-in-land-purchased-by-walmart-supplier Marijuana and casino petitioner groups agree with abortion petitioners: Key argument from attorney general is wrong https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/13/marijuana-and-casino-petitioner-groups-agree-with-abortion-petitioners-key-argument-from-a...
Aug 17, 2024•36 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: South Arkansas landowners, lithium extractors clash over royalty rates https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/07/south-arkansas-landowners-lithium-extractors-clash-over-royalty-rates Walmart supplier under investigation after state officials suggest possible Chinese ties https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/07/walmart-supplier-under-investigation-after-state-officials-suggest-possible-chinese-ties Both sides file briefs in Arkansas Abortion A...
Aug 09, 2024•13 min
Send us a text Stories discussed this week: LRPD is asking for access to home security cameras to fight crime https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/29/lrpd-is-asking-for-access-to-home-security-cameras-to-fight-crime Little Rock will again vote on a one-cent sales tax in November https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/30/little-rock-will-again-vote-on-a-one-cent-sales-tax-in-november Little Rock metro is 10th deadliest in the U.S. for pedestrians, study says https://arktimes.com/arkansa...
Aug 03, 2024•41 min
