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Stories discussed this week:

• Bill targeting hog farm moratoriums near Buffalo River fails in committee Tuesday, sponsors will amend and try again

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/03/11/bill-targeting-hog-farm-moratoriums-near-buffalo-river-fails-in-committee-tuesday-sponsors-will-amend-and-try-again

• Bill that could make it harder to stop hog farming near Buffalo River continues to stall

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/03/04/bill-that-could-make-it-harder-to-stop-hog-farming-near-buffalo-river-continues-to-stall

• Arkansas Foodbank says vital USDA program to buy fresh produce from local farms has been halted

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/03/06/arkansas-foodbank-says-vital-usda-program-to-buy-fresh-produce-from-local-farms-has-been-halted

• Arkansas Foodbank says vital USDA program to buy fresh produce from local farms has been halted

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/03/06/arkansas-foodbank-says-vital-usda-program-to-buy-fresh-produce-from-local-farms-has-been-halted

• Cities, counties, state could shower private projects with taxpayer funds under senator’s amendment

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/03/12/cities-counties-state-could-shower-private-projects-with-taxpayer-funds-under-senators-amendment

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Stories discussed this week:

Power companies would be able to raise your electric bill more easily under new legislation

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/03/04/power-companies-would-be-able-to-raise-your-electric-bill-more-easily-under-new-legislation

Senate committee advances bill to ease utility regulations at consumer expense

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/27/senate-committee-advances-bill-to-ease-utility-regulations-at-consumer-expensexpense

House committee advances nitrogen gas execution bill

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/28/email-shows-new-prison-build-was-first-priced-at-1-2-billion-almost-3-times-higher-than-governors-number

Governor’s ‘major’ grocery tax relief bill would save you a whole quarter on a $200 trip to the store

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/03/04/governors-major-grocery-tax-relief-bill-would-save-you-a-whole-quarter-on-a-200-trip-to-the-store

Budget bill for Franklin Co. prison now $750 million, more than twice what lawmakers said last week

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/03/03/budget-bill-for-franklin-co-prison-now-750-million-more-than-twice-what-lawmakers-said-last-week

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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 assault on the people’s ballot measure process

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/17/secretary-of-state-joins-legislature-in-assault-on-the-peoples-ballot-measure-process

With icy roads limiting public testimony, House committee passes bill to dampen direct democracy

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/19/with-icy-roads-limiting-public-testimony-house-committee-passes-bill-to-dampen-direct-democracy

Failed raffle bill sparks kerfuffle between Saracen Casino exec and UA athletic director

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/20/failed-raffle-bill-sparks-kerfuffle-between-saracen-casino-exec-and-ua-athletic-director

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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 bills to hamstring ballot measure campaigns

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/12/senate-passes-slate-of-bills-to-hamstring-ballot-measure-campaigns

Bill to stop Arkansas cities from regulating Airbnbs passes House committee

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/12/bill-to-stop-arkansas-cities-from-regulating-airbnbs-passes-house-committee

Bill targeting disability rights nonprofit narrowly passes House

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/13/bill-targeting-disability-rights-nonprofit-narrowly-passes-house

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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 the bottom

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/31/u-s-reading-and-math-scores-keep-trending-downward-with-arkansas-towards-the-bottom

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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 colleagues fall on deaf ears

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/30/senate-passes-bill-to-end-affirmative-action-as-pleas-from-black-colleagues-fall-on-deaf-ears

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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 rioters, including those from Arkansas
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/20/trump-pardons-jan-6-rioters-including-those-from-arkansas

Very dumb resolution filed to rename the Gulf of Mexico in state documents
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/22/very-dumb-resolution-filed-to-rename-the-gulf-of-mexico-in-state-documents

Cotton at odds with Trump over extension for TikTok sale
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/21/cotton-at-odds-with-trump-over-extension-for-tiktok-sale

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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-firing-woke-professors

Sanders wants a new Medicaid work requirement — and this time, it could hit more Arkansans
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/16/sanders-wants-a-new-medicaid-work-requirement-and-this-time-it-could-hit-more-arkansans

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’ (1988) Tuesday
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2025/01/15/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown-1988-tuesday

Angelo Badalamenti explains how he wrote Laura Palmer's Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eqgr_gn4k

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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

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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

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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-of-land-in-franklin-county-for-prison-mock-residents-by-sharing-south-park-video-clips

Corrections board approves lease of proposed Franklin County prison site
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/10/corrections-board-approves-lease-of-proposed-franklin-county-prison-site

New toolkit aims to help Franklin County prison opponents
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/13/new-toolkit-aims-to-help-franklin-county-prison-opponents

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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://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/14/picking-mike-huckabee-for-ambassador-to-israel-spells-more-misery-for-palestinians

Trump names GOP mega-donor Warren Stephens as ambassador to UK
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/02/trump-names-gop-mega-donor-warren-stephens-as-ambassador-to-uk

State officials promise more air testing near Tontitown landfill
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/06/state-officials-promise-more-air-testing-near-tontitown-landfill

Fort Smith restaurateur sues to ‘Stop the Stink’ from a nearby waste storage lagoon
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/12/03/fort-smith-restaurateur-sues-to-stop-the-stink-from-a-waste-storage-lagoon-near-the-city

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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://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/22/raw-milk-raffles-and-retroactive-panic-prefiling-bills-for-2025-continues

Study finds sharp rise in Arkansas child labor violations in years before state rolled back work permit law
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/18/study-finds-sharp-rise-in-arkansas-child-labor-violations-in-years-before-state-rolled-back-work-permit-law

Chrissy the runaway emu makes her way through Central Arkansas
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/20/chrissy-the-runaway-emu-makes-her-way-through-central-arkansas

Emuzing! Chrissy the fugitive emu is back home
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/21/chrissy-the-fugitive-emu-is-back-home

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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 board member faces questions over job with program for disadvantaged students
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/05/lrsd-board-member-faces-questions-over-job-with-program-for-disadvantaged-students

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Still Walking’ (2008) on Tuesday
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/11/14/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-still-walking-on-tuesday

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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-blog/2024/11/06/baker-tucker-eubanks-win-judicial-races

The day after: An election postmortem from Max Brantley
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/06/the-day-after-an-election-postmortem-from-max-brantley

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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, opposes sales tax
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/15/arkansas-community-organizations-endorses-city-board-candidates-opposes-sales-tax

Here’s who’s running for the Little Rock Board of Directors this year
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/07/heres-whos-running-for-the-little-rock-board-of-directors-this-year

Candidates talk policy at Coalition of Little Rock Neighborhoods meeting
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/14/candidates-talk-policy-at-coalition-of-little-rock-neighborhoods-meeting

R.I.P., irony: Rhonda Wood accuses two justices of playing politics
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/11/01/r-i-p-irony-rhonda-wood-accuses-two-justices-of-playing-politics

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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 extension for new moms
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/30/dhs-numbers-show-sarah-sanders-is-wrong-arkansas-needs-medicaid-extension-for-new-moms

Arkansas DHS officials say they want to find insurance for low-income, Medicaid-ineligible new moms
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2024/10/28/arkansas-dhs-officials-say-they-want-to-find-insurance-for-low-income-medicaid-ineligible-new-moms/

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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 with Sanders-appointed justices, rejects marijuana amendment (UPDATED)
https://arktimes.com/news/cannabiz/2024/10/21/split-supreme-court-stacked-with-sanders-appointed-justices-rejects-marijuana-amendment

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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 child labor violations
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/16/tyson-foods-under-investigation-again-for-child-labor-violations

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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: How Arkansas residential psych facilities make money on out-of-state kids
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/07/the-import-business-how-arkansas-residential-psych-facilities-make-money-on-out-of-state-kids

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Candyman’ (1992) on Tuesday
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/10/09/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-candyman-1992-on-tuesday

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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 expansion a no-go, Secretary of State Thurston says
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/09/30/medical-marijuana-expansion-a-no-go-secretary-of-state-thurston-says

Secretary of state rejects marijuana amendment; sponsor plans lawsuit
https://arktimes.com/news/cannabiz/2024/09/30/secretary-of-state-rejects-marijuana-amendment-sponsor-plans-lawsuit

Marijuana group files lawsuit, says Thurston should count remaining signatures
https://arktimes.com/news/cannabiz/2024/10/01/marijuana-group-files-lawsuit-says-thurston-should-count-remaining-signatures

Two state Supreme Court justices recuse in marijuana amendment case (UPDATED)
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/02/two-state-supreme-court-justices-recuse-in-marijuana-amendment-case

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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 disciplinary committee
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/09/24/supreme-court-refers-justice-courtney-hudson-to-judicial-disciplinary-committee

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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 power is thriving in Arkansas schools — but a new state law may end the growth
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/09/16/solar-power-is-thriving-in-arkansas-schools-but-a-new-state-law-may-end-the-growth

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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-proposed-royalty-structure-unlawful

• Special master’s findings in casino case could help medical marijuana amendment

https://arktimes.com/news/cannabiz/2024/09/10/special-master-findings-could-help-medical-marijuana-amendment

• Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘No’ (2012) on Tuesday

https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/09/11/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-no-2012-on-tuesday

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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

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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 between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

After the event, Skip spoke with Arkansas Times reporter Lara Farrar to give further insight into the state of the race.

Note: You’ll hear in the interview Skip Rutherford refer to an anticipated announcement of Harris first interview as the Democratic nominee. Shortly after the interview it was reported that she and her running mate Tim Walz will sit down with CNNs Dana Bash for a prime time interview Thursday night.

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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-action

LRSD superintendent hangs in through another board meeting
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/23/lrsd-superintendent-hangs-in-through-another-board-meeting

Arkansas Supreme Court stretches law to disqualify abortion petition (UPDATES)
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/22/calvinball-arkansas-supreme-court-stretches-law-to-disqualify-abortion-petition

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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-attorney-general-is-wrong

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Lovers Rock’ (2020) Tuesday night
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/08/14/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-lovers-rock-2020-tuesday-night

https://www.riverdale10.com/movie/Lovers%5FRock

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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 Amendment lawsuit
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/06/little-rock-city-board-extends-sunday-on-premise-alcohol-sales-window

Little Rock city board extends Sunday on-premise alcohol sales window
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/06/little-rock-city-board-extends-sunday-on-premise-alcohol-sales-window

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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/arkansas-blog/2024/06/10/little-rock-metro-is-10th-deadliest-in-the-u-s-for-pedestrians-study-says

LR Ward 2 Director Ken Richardson recovering from ‘multiple life-threatening surgeries’
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/02/lr-ward-2-director-ken-richardson-recovering-from-multiple-life-threatening-surgeries

Casino amendment makes the ballot, marijuana amendment heads to cure period, sec. of state says
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/31/casino-amendment-makes-the-ballot-marijuana-amendment-heads-to-cure-period-sec-of-state-says

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Stories discussed this week:

Ark. Supreme Court orders secretary of state to count some abortion petition signatures
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/23/ark-supreme-court-orders-secretary-of-state-to-count-some-abortion-petition-signatures

State Supreme Court won’t dismiss abortion petitioners’ lawsuit, for now
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/26/state-supreme-court-wont-dismiss-abortion-petitioners-lawsuit-sets-briefing-schedule

Disgraced cult leader’s name to be removed from Riverfront Park art
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/25/disgraced-cult-leaders-name-to-be-removed-from-riverfront-park-art

Arkansas AG investigating another business with possible Chinese ties
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/24/arkansas-ag-investigating-another-business-with-possible-chinese-ties

State does about-face on China
https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/state-does-about-face-on-china/

Pharmacies running low on Paxlovid as summer COVID spike continues
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/26/pharmacies-running-low-on-paxlovid-as-summer-covid-spike-continues

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Stories discussed this week:

Abortion advocates sue secretary of state over rejection of amendment
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/16/abortion-advocates-sue-secretary-of-state-over-rejection-of-amendment

Little Rock City Board accepts Downtown Master Plan, plans July 30 tax vote
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/16/little-rock-city-board-accepts-downtown-master-plan-plans-july-30-tax-vote

Little Rock city board member has missed every meeting since mid-May
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/04/little-rock-city-board-member-has-missed-every-meeting-since-mid-may

UA System President Donald Bobbit to retire by January
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/16/ua-system-president-donald-bobbit-to-retire-by-january

UA System board to begin search for new president to replace Bobbitt
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/18/ua-system-board-to-begin-search-for-new-president-to-replace-bobbitt

Conservative GOP women, led by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, rally at convention
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/17/conservative-gop-women-led-by-arkansas-gov-sarah-sanders-rally-at-convention

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Stories discussed this week:

Repro rights supporters cheer a milestone in push to put abortion on the ballot:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/05/photos-repro-rights-supporters-cheer-a-milestone-in-push-to-put-abortion-on-the-ballot

Secretary of state disqualifies Arkansas Abortion Amendment from ballot on technicality:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/10/secretary-of-state-disqualifies-arkansas-abortion-amendment-from-ballot-on-technicality

Whiplash: Why the Arkansas Abortion Amendment still might be in play:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/07/12/whiplash-why-the-arkansas-abortion-amendment-still-might-be-in-play

Endorsements:

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ (1985) Tuesday night
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/07/11/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-desperately-seeking-susan-1985-tuesday-night

'James' by Percival Everett
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738749/james-by-percival-everett/

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Stories Discussed this week:

POSTMORTEM: Joe Biden and Donald Trump face off in presidential debate
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/27/liveblog-joe-biden-and-donald-trump-face-off-in-presidential-debate

Why it’s a big deal that the Supreme Court struck down Chevron deference
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/28/why-its-a-big-deal-that-the-supreme-court-struck-down-chevron-deference

U.S. Supreme Court ruling against homelessness puts advocates on edge
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/28/u-s-supreme-court-ruling-against-homelessness-puts-advocates-on-edge

Will Supreme Court’s Jan. 6 ruling affect ‘Bigo’ Barnett’s prison sentence?https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/28/will-supreme-courts-jan-6-ruling-affect-bigo-barnetts-prison-sentence

Supreme Court will hear case on transgender youth medical care with implications for Arkansas
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/24/supreme-court-will-hear-case-on-transgender-youth-medical-care-with-implications-for-arkansas

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Stories Discussed this week:

Dashcam footage from ATF raid that killed LR airport director Malinowski released by prosecutor
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/19/dashcam-footage-from-atf-raid-that-killed-lr-airport-director-malinowski-released-by-prosecutor

Bodycam footage of attorney’s arrest at bar association convention supports her version of events
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/19/bodycam-footage-of-attorneys-arrest-at-bar-association-convention-supports-her-version-of-events

Attorney arrested at Arkansas Bar Association meeting in Hot Springs for carrying FOIA petitions
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/14/attorney-arrested-at-arkansas-bar-association-meeting-in-hot-springs-for-carrying-foia-petitions

Ham-fisted House resolutions attacking direct democracy efforts may have backfired
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/21/ham-fisted-house-resolutions-attacking-direct-democracy-efforts-may-have-backfired

Still need to sign petitions? Here’s where to go, June 20-22
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/20/still-need-to-sign-petitions-heres-where-to-go-june-20-22

Don’t believe the propaganda: One-time surplus money does not fund Sanders’ tax cuts
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/18/dont-believe-the-propaganda-one-time-surplus-money-does-not-fund-sanders-tax-cuts

Endorsement:

Bentonville Film Festival: ‘The In Between’ lingers in liminal spaces at the border
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/06/12/bentonville-film-festival-the-in-between-lingers-in-liminal-spaces-at-the-border

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Stories discussed this week:

More tax cuts incoming: Governor calls special session next week
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/11/more-tax-cuts-incoming-governor-calls-special-session-next-week

We can blame one of the clumsiest politicians in Arkansas history for next week’s special sessionhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/13/we-can-blame-one-of-the-clumsiest-politicians-in-arkansas-history-for-next-weeks-special-session

Fight! GOP fissures laid bare as Arkansas Republicans vote to close primarieshttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/10/fight-gop-fissures-laid-bare-as-arkansas-republicans-vote-to-close-primaries

Father shot by 11-year-old son in library parking lot has long history of crime, drug abuse and child neglecthttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/12/father-shot-by-11-year-old-son-in-library-parking-lot-has-long-history-of-crime-drug-abuse-and-child-neglect

Lawsuit challenges LEARNS voucher program as unconstitutionalhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/10/lawsuit-challenges-learns-voucher-program-as-unconstitutional

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Arkansas Times Film Series screens ’35 Shots of Rum’ (2008) Tuesday night
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The Sympathizer: https://www.hbo.com/the-sympathizer

Kami Renee: https://soundcloud.com/soulsistakami/landr-recharge-m-m-balanced

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Stories in this week's edition:

Education vendor Solution Tree abandons ship on hefty state contract
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/03/education-vendor-solution-tree-abandons-ship-on-hefty-state-contract

Government sues ExxonMobil 11 years after Mayflower oil spill
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/31/government-sues-exxonmobil-11-years-after-mayflower-oil-spill

UPDATE: Proposed $1.8 million settlement filed over Exxon’s 2013 Mayflower oil spill
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/03/proposed-1-8-million-settlement-filed-over-exxons-2013-mayflower-oil-spill

Voter registration groups sue over Arkansas’s abrupt rejection of e-signatures on forms
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/06/voter-registration-groups-sue-over-arkansass-abrupt-rejection-of-e-signatures-on-forms

Big if true: Pro-lifers claim no abortions in Arkansas in 2023
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/04/big-if-true-pro-lifers-claim-no-abortions-in-arkansas-in-2023

One mother’s suffering under the Arkansas abortion ban
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/05/one-mothers-suffering-under-the-arkansas-abortion-ban

U.S. Supreme Court revives Arkansas gerrymandering case, but plaintiffs face long odds
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/06/03/u-s-supreme-court-revives-arkansas-gerrymandering-case-but-plaintiffs-face-long-odds

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Stories discussed in this week's episode:

Little Rock police say governor told them to block canvassers from public property
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/30/little-rock-police-say-governor-told-them-to-block-canvassers-from-public-property

Arkansas education secretary withdraws Solution Tree contract after legislative opposition
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/31/arkansas-education-secretary-withdraws-solution-tree-contract-after-legislative-opposition

Solution Tree may not be improving Arkansas schools, but it is raking in the cash
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/29/solution-tree-may-not-be-improving-arkansas-schools-but-it-is-raking-in-the-cash

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Bens Appliances and Junk
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The ‘Vous
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Stories discussed in this episode:

Attorney general threatens groups advertising abortion pills in Arkansas
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/21/tim-griffin-warns-against-advertising-abortion-pills-in-arkansas

$15K in donations to Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb come from industry her husband regulates
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/17/15k-in-donations-to-supreme-court-justice-barbara-webb-come-from-industry-her-husband-regulates

Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment organizers say they’re ‘nearing the halfway mark’ on signatures for the 2024 ballot
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/21/arkansas-educational-rights-amendment-organizers-say-theyre-nearing-the-halfway-mark-on-signatures-for-the-2024-ballot

Jim Walton gives $500K to defend Arkansas school vouchers from ballot measure
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/16/jim-walton-gives-500k-to-defend-arkansas-school-vouchers-from-ballot-measure

Endorsements

Serial Season 4: Guantánamo
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/podcasts/serial-season-four-guantanamo.html

The Rest is History
https://linktr.ee/restishistory

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Stories discussed this week:

Central High principal’s salary adjustment to close a gender pay gap up for approval Thursday
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/15/central-high-principals-salary-adjustment-to-close-a-gender-pay-gap-up-for-approval-thursday

Glitch sends out contract renewals to all LRSD employees, even the ones losing their jobs
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/15/glitch-sends-out-contract-renewals-to-all-lrsd-employees-even-the-ones-losing-their-jobs

LRSD outlines $15 million in budget cuts, employee non-renewals
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/16/lrsd-outlines-15-million-in-budget-cuts-employee-non-renewals

Public schools must teach pro-adoption, anti-abortion lesson by end of school year, per new state law:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/14/public-schools-must-teach-pro-adoption-anti-abortion-lesson-by-end-of-school-year-per-new-state-law

Judge asks the guns-in-courthouses questions the Arkansas Supreme Court chose to ignore
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/08/judge-chip-welch-asks-the-gun-questions-the-ones-the-arkansas-supreme-court-chose-to-ignore

Arkansas Supreme Court goes loco after judge refers to its gun ruling as ‘LOCO’
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/14/arkansas-supreme-court-goes-loco-after-judge-refers-to-its-gun-ruling-as-loco

Endorsements:

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627798556/thehundredyearswaronpalestine

The Beinart Notebook
https://peterbeinart.substack.com/

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Late Spring’ (1949) Tuesday night
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/05/16/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-late-spring-1949-tuesday-night

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Stories discussed this week include:

Judge partly sides with plaintiffs suing to stop Arkansas’s ban on ‘critical race theory,’ ‘indoctrination’
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/07/judge-partly-sides-with-plaintiffs-suing-to-stop-arkansass-ban-on-critical-race-theory-indoctrination

Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over LEARNS ban on ‘indoctrination,’ ‘critical race theory’
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/04/30/judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-over-learns-ban-on-indoctrination-critical-race-theory

Students and dignitaries celebrate in Little Rock as Daisy Bates statue debuts in Washington, D.C.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/08/students-and-dignitaries-celebrate-in-little-rock-as-daisy-bates-statue-debuts-in-washington-d-c

Streaming numbers say Netflix’s controversial ‘Unlocked’ is a hit
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/01/streaming-numbers-say-netflixs-controversial-unlocked-is-a-hit

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Ye Paul's Soul Bodega & Grill
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Annika
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On this week's show: More on the Legislature's stingy 2025 budget, a pair of new bitcoin mining laws are signed by the governor, the state makes it harder to register to vote, and Attorney General Tim Griffin sues to keep the gun show loophole open. Benji, Austin and Dave Ramsey have the details.

Hester reelected as President of Senate as Legislature wraps up fiscal session; Chesterfield honored
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/02/hester-reelected-as-president-of-senate-as-legislature-wraps-up-fiscal-session-chesterfield-honored

Crypto regulation bills advance out of House committee
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/01/crypto-regulation-bills-advance-out-of-house-committee

Crypto bills pass House and head to the governor’s desk
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/01/crypto-bills-pass-house-and-head-to-the-governors-desk

Lawmakers adopt emergency rule barring electronic signatures for would-be voters
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/02/lawmakers-adopt-emergency-rule-barring-electronic-signatures-for-would-be-voters

Arkansas AG Tim Griffin sues to keep gun show loophole open, with a nod to Bryan Malinowski
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/05/01/arkansas-ag-tim-griffin-sues-to-keep-gun-show-loophole-open-with-a-nod-to-bryan-malinowski

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This week, in lieu of our regular weekly news roundup, we're sharing something special — a speech by Arkansas Times editor emeritus Max Brantley on the sorry state of politics and journalism in our state.

Beginning in November 2023, the Arkansas Times started a luncheon speaker series that covers current events in Arkansas and serves as a fundraiser for our reporting efforts. Speakers have included former LRSD superintendent Baker Kurrus; Lauren Cowles, a drafter of the Arkansas Abortion Amendment and coalition member with Arkansans for Limited Government; and former state representative Nate Bell. This week, guests heard from Max, who retired from the Arkansas Times in 2023 after 50 years in journalism in Little Rock. 

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This week: We say a bittersweet farewell to Arkansas Times city reporter extraordinaire Mary Hennigan, but not before one last update on Little Rock news. And, Matt Campbell answers everything you want to know about the #lecterngate audit and the governor's response.

Stories discussed in this edition:
Little Rock city manager hopefuls include Sen. Fred Love, acting manager Emily Cox
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/04/12/little-rock-city-manager-job-attracts-out-of-state-prospects

U.S. senators say ATF agents weren’t wearing body cameras in fatal Malinowski raid
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/19/u-s-senators-say-atf-agents-werent-wearing-body-cameras-in-fatal-malinowski-raid

Activists call on Little Rock officials to support ceasefire in the Middle East
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/04/16/activists-call-on-little-rock-officials-to-support-ceasefire-in-the-middle-east

City officials OK financial plan for Little Rock solar array
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/04/17/city-officials-ok-financial-plan-for-little-rock-solar-array

Arkansas lawmakers call on ATF to release footage of Malinowski raid
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/04/19/arkansas-lawmakers-call-on-atf-to-release-footage-of-malinowski-raid

Lawmakers question governor’s staff over lectern audit
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/16/lawmakers-question-governors-staff-over-lectern-audit

State auditors refer lecterngate findings to prosecutor’s office
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/15/state-auditors-refer-lecterngate-findings-to-prosecutors-office

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This week, Dave Ramsey and Benji preview the fiscal session, the governor's meager budget and the legislative fight over crypto mining; and, Omaya talks with Rhett Brinkley about John Calipari's arrival at the University of Arkansas and what it means for Razorback basketball.

Stories discussed this week:

Austerity Sarah: Governor’s budget is generous to private school families, stingy for everyone else
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/11/austerity-sarah-governors-budget-is-generous-to-private-school-families-stingy-for-everyone-else

State budget leaves only crumbs for rural schools and the poor, advocates say
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/11/state-budget-leaves-only-crumbs-for-rural-schools-and-the-poor-advocates-say

Thousands pack Bud Walton Arena to welcome new Razorbacks coach John Calipari
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/11/thousands-pack-into-bud-walton-arena-to-welcome-new-razorbacks-coach-john-calipari

Crypto at the Capitol: Legislature revisiting Bitcoin mining after complaints from local residents
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/11/crypto-at-the-capitol-legislature-revisiting-bitcoin-mining-after-complaints-from-local-residents

“It’s bad for everything”: Citizens group from Arkansas County ready to fight back against crypto mines
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/11/its-bad-for-everything-citizens-group-from-arkansas-county-ready-to-fight-back-against-crypto-mines

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This week, Benji and Mary Hennigan discuss the latest in the case of Bryan Malinowski, who was posthumously awarded a $24,000 bonus by the Little Rock airport commission, as well as several actions taken by the city board of directors at a Tuesday meeting. Then, Benji and Austin Gelder talk about the latest in a new lawsuit over a provision in Arkansas LEARNS. Finally, Benji talks to Rhett Brinkley, Daniel Grear, and Stephanie Smittle about Monday's endlessly anticipated solar eclipse.

Little Rock officials approve new recycling contract, glass is back
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/04/03/little-rock-officials-approve-new-recycling-contract-glass-is-back

$4.3 million Little Rock port expansion up for a vote tonight
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/04/02/4-3-million-little-rock-port-expansion-up-for-a-vote-tonight

Airport commission gives $24K bonus to director Malinowski after death
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/04/02/airport-commission-gives-24k-bonus-to-director-malinowski-after-death

Central High plaintiffs sue Sanders, Oliva over targeting of AP African American Studies
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/25/central-high-plaintiffs-sue-sanders-oliva-over-targeting-of-ap-african-american-studies

Federal judge in LEARNS lawsuit plans to apply for LEARNS vouchers, won’t recuse
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/01/federal-judge-in-learns-lawsuit-plans-to-apply-for-learns-vouchers-wont-recuse

LEARNS lawsuit over ‘indoctrination’ reassigned to Judge Rudofsky
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/28/learns-lawsuit-over-indoctrination-reassigned-to-judge-rudofsky

Partly cloudy skies expected in Arkansas for Monday’s eclipse
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/03/partly-cloudy-skies-expected-in-arkansas-for-mondays-eclipse

Mulberry Mountain welcomes eclipse watchers with one-day music festival
https://arktimes.com/entertainment/2024/04/02/mulberry-mountain-welcomes-eclipse-watchers-with-one-day-music-festival

Mass eclipse wedding ceremony to bring hundreds of couples to Russellville
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/03/22/mass-eclipse-wedding-ceremony-to-bring-hundreds-of-couples-to-russellville

9 stellar ways to celebrate the solar eclipse in Central Arkansas
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/03/04/9-stellar-ways-to-celebrate-the-solar-eclipse-in-central-arkansas

All our eclipse-related coverage:
https://arktimes.com/tag/2024-solar-eclipse

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This week, Benji and Matt Campbell discuss Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins' reality show TV (coming soon to Netflix!), the latest on the long-awaited #lecterngate audit and why you shouldn't accept Arkansas's projections for April 8 eclipse tourism at face value. Plus, Austin fills us in on a GOP primary runoff in Hope that's turning some southwest Arkansas Republican legislators against the governor's office.

Show Notes:

Pulaski County weighing options for handling sheriff’s seemingly illegal contract with TV producers
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/27/pulaski-county-weighing-options-for-handling-sheriffs-seemingly-illegal-contract-with-tv-producers

Republican infighting over south Arkansas legislative runoff continues, pitting Sanders against old-guard GOP

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/27/republican-infighting-over-south-arkansas-legislative-runoff-continues-pitting-sanders-against-old-guard-gop

‘Lecterngate’ audit is ready, but the public release date is still unknown
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/27/lecterngate-audit-is-ready-but-a-public-release-date-still-unknown

State’s estimates of 1.5 million eclipse tourists next month are shady at best
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/05/despite-states-claims-1-5-million-eclipse-tourists-unlikely-to-come-to-arkansas-next-month

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This week, Benji and Mary review the big news of the week — the shooting of Little Rock airport director Bryan Malinowski on Tuesday by federal agents as they attempted to execute a search warrant related to illegal gun sales. Then, reporter Debra Hale-Shelton discusses two stories she's reported this week: an ominous new effort to intimidate public libraries and Asa Hutchinson's interest in a job atop the University of Arkansas System.

Show Notes:

Illegal guns sales led to fatal ATF raid on airport director Malinowski’s home, affidavit says:

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/21/judge-unseals-documents-in-malinowski-case

Policing libraries, aka book banning, moves a step further in Arkansas:

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/19/policing-libraries-aka-book-banning-moves-a-step-further-in-arkansas

Is Asa Hutchinson interested in becoming the next UA System president? Apparently.

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/21/is-asa-hutchinson-interested-in-becoming-the-next-ua-system-president-apparently

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Show Notes:

The queen’s gambit: Gov. Sanders and Co play political games with overcrowded prisons
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/28/the-queens-gambit-gov-sanders-and-co-play-political-games-with-overcrowded-prisons?fbclid=IwAR2FFU6Gw9ldB0JxOij_e81FprTrW3fL2QwkzkHeI_i8aFYkRFzBh-LFB9c

Legislature OKs ’emergency’ rule limiting gender options on state IDs, dodges public comment
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/15/legislature-oks-emergency-rule-restricting-gender-options-on-state-ids-dodging-public-comment

Bill Whitworth, legendary editor at The New Yorker and The Atlantic, dies at 87
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/08/bill-whitworth-legendary-editor-at-the-new-yorker-and-the-atlantic-dies-at-87

I remember his sweetness: Bill Whitworth and Dizzy Gillespie
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/12/i-remember-his-sweetness-bill-whitworth-and-dizzy-gillespie

The Women by Kristin Hannah
https://kristinhannah.com/books/the-women/

The Arkansas Times Film Series Presents Kundun (1997)
https://www.riverdale10.com/movie/Kundun 

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Show Notes:

Little Rock Zoo welcomes new baby orangutan

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/26/little-rock-zoo-welcomes-new-baby-orangutan

We dig it! Construction slated for Little Rock’s Southeast Trail

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/03/06/we-dig-it-construction-slated-for-little-rocks-southeast-trail

Little Rock’s city boardroom still under construction, April return hopeful

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/03/06/little-rocks-city-boardroom-still-under-construction-april-return-hopeful

$53 million in federal funds set to improve Arkansas water systems

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/27/53-million-in-federal-funds-set-to-improve-arkansas-water-systems

Top Little Rock housing authority exec resigns

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/03/08/top-little-rock-housing-authority-exec-resigns

Two appointments to Little Rock housing authority cleared by city board

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/07/two-appointments-to-little-rock-housing-authority-cleared-by-city-board

Secretary of state warns against voter registration e-signatures; Pulaski clerk says she’ll keep taking them

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/07/mixed-messages-from-the-arkansas-secretary-of-state-sow-confusion-over-online-voter-applications

If Arkansas claims to protect life, it needs to do more for mothers and infants

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/30/if-arkansas-claims-to-protect-life-it-needs-to-do-more-for-mothers-and-infants

Sanders rejects 12-month Medicaid extension for moms, says Arkansas already has enough coverage

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/22/sanders-rejects-12-month-medicaid-extension-for-moms-says-arkansas-already-has-enough-coverage

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In this week's podcast, we focus on the March 5 primary and nonpartisan judicial elections coming up on Tuesday. 


Group pushes Womack to support Ukraine aid despite GOP blockade of bill

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/21/group-pushes-womack-to-support-ukraine-aid-despite-gop-blockade-of-bill

U.S. speaker fight influences Arkansas congressional race (via Arkansas Advocate)

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/26/u-s-speaker-fight-influences-arkansas-congressional-race

March 5 election may hand Gov. Sanders new state Supreme Court appointments

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/07/march-5-election-may-hand-gov-sanders-two-new-state-supreme-court-appointments

The Central Arkansas legislative primaries to watch on March 5

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/29/the-central-arkansas-legislative-primaries-to-watch-on-march-5

Stepping away, not down: Vivian Flowers leaves the Capitol to run for Pine Bluff mayor

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/29/stepping-away-not-down-vivian-flowers-leaves-the-capitol-to-run-for-pine-bluff-mayor

Up and down the ballot, judicial races could create openings for the governor to fill

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/21/up-and-down-the-ballot-in-central-arkansas-multiple-judicial-races-could-create-openings-for-the-governor-to-fill

Max Brantley and the Blue Hog weigh in on judicial races

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/20/max-brantley-and-the-blue-hog-weigh-in-on-judicial-races

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Allegations against Ark. corrections board member raise questions for Gov. Sanders’ father — and Trump
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/22/allegations-against-ark-corrections-board-member-raise-questions-for-gov-sanders-father-and-trump 

National funders skip Arkansas’s abortion fight, locals soldier on
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/20/national-funders-skip-arkansass-abortion-fight-locals-soldier-on

‘No one’s coming to save us’: Abortion campaigns scramble for limited cash
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/19/abortion-access-map-funding-00141436

A deeper look at Arkansas’s state-funded safety grants to religious institutions
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/19/a-deeper-look-at-arkansass-state-funded-safety-grants-to-religious-institutions

News Round Up

Group pushes Womack to support Ukraine aid despite GOP blockade of bill
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/21/group-pushes-womack-to-support-ukraine-aid-despite-gop-blockade-of-bill

Attorney general signs off on ballot measure to expand medical marijuana
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/21/attorney-general-signs-off-on-ballot-measure-to-expand-medical-marijuana

Sanders rejects 12-month Medicaid extension for moms, says Arkansas already has enough coverage
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/22/sanders-rejects-12-month-medicaid-extension-for-moms-says-arkansas-already-has-enough-coverage

Endorsements

Smashed N’ Stacked’s burger whiz is hungry to help
https://arktimes.com/eat-arkansas/2024/02/22/smashed-n-stackeds-burger-whiz-is-hungry-to-help

https://www.facebook.com/smashednstacked/

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
https://rebeccamakkai.com/work/the-great-believers/

Tropical Depression by Dave Ramsey
https://davidbramsey.substack.com/

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Show Notes:

University of Memphis hires Little Rock’s ex-police chief

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/13/university-of-memphis-hires-little-rocks-ex-police-chief

Little Rock mayor’s annual address teases new programs, renewed sales tax push

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/09/little-rock-mayors-annual-address-teases-new-programs-renewed-sales-tax-push

Little Rock officials approve step toward city-owned solar array

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/07/little-rock-officials-approve-step-toward-city-owned-solar-array

A swing and a hit: CALS Main Library renovation starts with a bang

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/06/a-swing-and-a-hit-cals-main-library-renovation-starts-with-a-bang

Recycling ‘Green Station’ opens at new location in Little Rock

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/05/recycling-green-station-opens-at-new-location-in-little-rock

Jason Rapert tries and fails to defund libraries suing the state

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/09/jason-rapert-tries-and-fails-to-defund-libraries-suing-the-state

Federal judge blocks Arkansas’s library censorship law from taking effect

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/07/29/federal-judge-blocks-arkansass-library-censorship-law-from-taking-effect

Dozens more allege sexual abuse at youth facility owned by Arkansas businessman freed by Trump

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/02/dozens-more-allege-sexual-abuse-at-youth-facility-owned-by-arkansas-businessman-freed-by-trump

Survivors of child sexual abuse now have another two years to file Ark. lawsuits, senator says

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/06/survivors-of-child-sexual-abuse-now-have-another-two-years-to-file-ark-lawsuits-senator-says

That roller dance at the Super Bowl halftime show? A Little Rock native choreographed it

https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/02/14/that-roller-dance-at-the-super-bowl-halftime-show-a-little-rock-native-choreographed-it

Watermelon Man

https://www.riverdale10.com/movie/Watermelon%5FMan%5F1970

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This week, Benji recaps two races for the state Supreme Court in which the likely winners are already sitting justices, education reporter Jeannie Roberts fills us in on ClassWallet and the state's weird, secretive bidding process, and publisher Alan Leveritt has the dirt on the best tomato and pepper varieties for an Arkansas climate.

Show Notes:

March 5 election may hand Gov. Sanders new state Supreme Court appointments

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/07/march-5-election-may-hand-gov-sanders-two-new-state-supreme-court-appointments

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/09/05/supreme-court-justice-courtney-hudson-joins-race-to-fill-robin-wynnes-seat

State abandons bids for LEARNS voucher vendors

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/07/state-abandons-bids-for-learns-voucher-vendors

From the Farm: Tall tales in the mailbox

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/08/from-the-farm-tall-tales-in-the-mailbox

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Stories in this Episode
Helena - West Helena Water Crisis
-https://arktimes.com/news/2024/01/29/shower-truck-other-resources-available-in-helena-west-helena-as-water-crisis-drags-on
-https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/26/legislators-weigh-in-on-broken-water-system-in-helena-west-helena
-https://arktimes.com/news/2024/01/31/possible-end-in-sight-for-water-outage-in-helena-west-helena-ways-to-help-from-afar

State Police
https://arktimes.com/news/2024/02/01/state-police-trumpet-245-arrests-but-only-36-people-were-actually-booked

Jamol Jones
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/29/governor-appoints-jamol-jones-as-parole-board-chair-giving-him-seat-on-corrections-board

Endorsements
-https://open.spotify.com/track/1Efz5q54qAztkgsdMxeFnN?si=04a12facc7084807

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La8N60CYwdM

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This week: The abortion amendment clears a key hurdle at the state attorney general's office, while the FOIA amendment makes progress. Plus, we continue talking with Dave Ramsey about how Arkansas LEARNS affects teachers, specifically job protections post-Teacher Fair Dismissal Act.

Topics discussed in this episode:

Ballot initiatives:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/23/arkansas-abortion-amendment-can-proceed-attorney-general-says

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/27/arkansans-ready-for-reproductive-rights-amendment

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/25/foia-ballot-measure-can-move-forward-attorney-general-says

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/23/group-sues-attorney-general-over-blocked-government-transparency-measures

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/18/public-education-advocates-for-ar-kids-submit-revised-ballot-measure-to-attorney-general

Arkansas Learns:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/how-does-arkansas-learns-impact-teachers-we-have-answers-part-1

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/08/how-does-arkansas-learns-impact-teachers-we-have-answers-part-2

Endorsements:
https://www.arkansascinemasociety.org/

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/bluffton-preserve/

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It's a relatively slow news week thanks to the winter weather, so we're talking to reporter David Ramsey at length about how the Arkansas LEARNS Act impacts teachers. Also, Mary Hennigan updates us on the situation in Stone County, where residents have been going without water amid sub-freezing temperatures.

Articles discussed in this episode:

• How does Arkansas LEARNS impact teachers? We have answers. https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/how-does-arkansas-learns-impact-teachers-we-have-answers-part-1
  
  https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/08/how-does-arkansas-learns-impact-teachers-we-have-answers-part-2

• Stone County residents go days without water during winter storm https://arktimes.com/news/2024/01/18/stone-county-residents-go-days-without-water-during-winter-storm
  
  Endorsements:
  https://www.tenement.org/
  
  https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/power-broker-01-robert-caro/
  
  https://www.riverdale10.com/movie/Barry%5FLyndon%5F1975

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In this week’s podcast, Benji and EIC Austin Bailey update us on the status of the various ballot initiatives seeking Attorney General Tim Griffin's approval,  Asa Hutchinson's chances in the Iowa caucuses, and developments in the state Board of Corrections' dispute with  the governor. 

Among the stories referenced in this episode:
Amendment to expand medical marijuana program filed with AG
https://arktimes.com/news/cannabiz/2024/01/12/amendment-to-expand-medical-marijuana-program-filed-with-ag

Arkansas AG’s ‘so sue me’ attitude worked: FOIA defenders plan to sue
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/12/arkansas-ags-so-sue-me-attitude-worked-foia-defenders-plan-to-sue

With Iowa caucus approaching, Asa Hutchinson barely registers with voters
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/11/with-iowa-caucus-approaching-asa-hutchinson-barely-registers-with-voters

Board of Corrections holds the line, preserves separation of powers
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/11/board-of-corrections-holds-the-line-preserves-separation-of-powers

Update: Board of Corrections fires Sarah Sanders’ hand-picked prison chief
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/10/board-of-corrections-fires-sarah-sanders-hand-picked-prison-chief

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In this week’s podcast, Benji and investigative reporter Matt Campbell take a deep dive (probably too deep) into the tangled dispute between the state Board of Corrections and the governor, attorney general and secretary of corrections. Debra Hale-Shelton updates us on the case of Deitric Williams Jr., a 26-year-old Black man who died while being arrested by Conway police in July. And, Mary Hennigan catches us up again on the Little Rock city beat with a review of 2023’s homicide numbers and the latest from the Metropolitan Housing Alliance court case.

Among the stories referenced in this episode:

Corrections secretary to remain under control of board, not governor, at least for now

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/corrections-secretary-to-remain-under-control-of-board-not-governor-at-least-for-now 

Attorney general doubles down in obstructing Board of Corrections from hiring attorney in FOIA case

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/03/attorney-general-doubles-down-in-obstructing-board-of-corrections-from-hiring-attorney-in-foia-case 

Shenanigans! Governor, prison board face off over staff shortages, and it’s quite a show

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/12/22/shenanigans-governor-prison-board-face-off-over-staff-shortages-and-its-quite-a-show 

Court sides with Board of Corrections over governor, blocks new laws over prisons authority

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/12/15/court-sides-with-board-of-corrections-over-governor-blocks-new-state-laws-over-prisons-authority 

Body-cam videos released in arrest of man who died after apprehension by Conway police

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/05/body-cam-videos-released-in-arrest-of-man-who-died-after-apprehension-by-conway-police 

Death of Conway man in police custody in July is ruled an accident by prosecutor

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/death-of-conway-man-in-police-custody-in-july-is-ruled-an-accident-by-prosecutor

Breaking down the 2023 Little Rock crime data

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/breaking-down-the-2023-little-rock-crime-data 

Court ruling opens door for Little Rock officials to fill housing commission seats

https://arktimes.com/news/2024/01/04/court-ruling-opens-door-for-little-rock-officials-to-fill-housing-commission-seats 

Little Rock’s Women & Children First shelter announces $12 million in grants

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/little-rocks-women-children-first-shelter-announces-12-million-in-grants 

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On this week's podcast, Austin and Benji dig into the state Board of Corrections' suspension of the governor's corrections secretary, Joe Profiri. (Note: We recorded this episode midday on Friday, Dec. 15; a few hours later, a Pulaski County circuit judge granted a temporary restraining order requested by the Board of Corrections. Catch up on the latest on the Arkansas Blog.)

Austin and Benji also discuss the Little Rock School District's approval of a (hugely) increased construction budget for the new West high school. Austin Bailey catches up on the city beat with reporter Mary Hennigan. And, endorsements from Benji and Omaya.

Among the stories referenced in this episode:

• Board suspends corrections secretary, says governor’s power grab violates constitution https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/12/14/board-of-corrections-suspends-profiri-with-pay?fbclid=IwAR16UgCyslUsacY0Vm83QQXKq3AFMsUTMRe_U8dABoLSBSKvfSj0f_X70Tg
• Court sides with Board of Corrections over governor, blocks new laws over prisons authority https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/12/15/court-sides-with-board-of-corrections-over-governor-blocks-new-state-laws-over-prisons-authority?fbclid=IwAR2jEOOeb5ZwF12yhPXo2xibDPFjmiC1GN9EMPA5ByPwV0cWvrTaLk2PgSo
• The LR school board approves plans for West high school after huge price jump https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/12/14/lr-school-board-approves-plans-for-west-high-school-after-huge-price-jump?fbclid=IwAR3WC2pUv51EK5P2GimpyYIII54bKH9TGrr1O-Z_XKnoOYgtCtcWWaj-Gug
• Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Imitation of Life’ (1959) Tuesday night https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2023/12/13/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-imitation-of-life-1959-tuesday-night

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In this episode, Arkansas Times' editor-in-chief Austin Bailey and city reporter Mary Hennigan run down local news of the week:
https://arktimes.com/news/2023/12/08/fore-better-or-worse-little-rocks-topgolf-opens-dec-22

Austin and managing editor Benjamin Hardy discuss a recent ruling from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on a voting rights case out of Arkansas with a national repercussions: https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/20/appeals-court-sides-with-arkansas-federal-judge-on-restricting-voting-rights-act-lawsuits

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/21/national-media-voting-advocates-react-to-catastrophic-ruling-in-arkansas-redistricting-case

Then, Benji and Austin cover the latest from the Little Rock School District. A proposal to move Parkview high school to a new West Little Rock campus appears to be dead, but other big changes are inevitable.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/12/08/little-rock-school-board-weighs-plans-to-address-districts-budget-crunch

And, the return of endorsements!

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On this week's episode, we discuss the University of Arkansas' hiring of Bobby Petrino to be the Razorbacks' new offensive coordinator.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/29/read-petrinos-permission-slip-to-come-back-to-work

A new ballot initiative to restore some abortion rights in Arkansas.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/27/group-aims-to-restore-limited-abortion-rights-in-arkansas

And, a ballot initiative to enshrine the Arkansas FOIA into the state constitution.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/27/transparency-group-plans-to-submit-foia-amendment-to-attorney-general-monday

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*Correction:  This podcast mistakenly identifies a private school promoted by the Arkansas Department of Education as “Covenant Christian Academy.” In fact, the name of the school is “Cornerstone Christian Academy.”

Omaya Jones and Arkansas Times Managing Editor Benjamin Hardy talk about the news that ExxonMobil is going to begin drilling for lithium in south Arkansas.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/13/exxon-to-begin-producing-lithium-in-south-arkansas-by-2027-and-scale-up-rapidly

Benjamin Hardy and Editor-in-Chief Austin Bailey discuss more bad news for the Little Rock School District as  well as the state education department's promotion of a private Christian school.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/17/lrsd-board-presses-pause-on-budget-busting-price-tag-for-new-wlr-campus

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/16/voucher-mad-arkansas-department-of-education-uses-public-funds-to-promote-private-christian-school

Benji and city reporter Mary Henningan talk about the ongoing rebuilding after the devastation of the March 31st tornado that hit Central Arkansas.
https://arktimes.com/news/2023/11/03/seven-months-later-little-rocks-long-road-to-recovery-from-a-devastating-tornado

Music used in todays episode was composed and performed by Steinbruchel

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It's the return of the Arkansas Times' Week in Review Podcast!

This week, Omaya Jones talks to managing editor Benjamin Hardy about a new lawsuit against businessman Ted Suhl. Editor-in-chief Austin Bailey discusses the Little Rock school board's decision to combine Hall High School and the West School of Innovation into a single campus. And, Benjamin talks to new Arkansas Times reporter Matt Campbell about the origins of "Lecterngate," nee "Podiumgate".

Articles discussed:
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/07/suhl-family-attorney-denies-allegations-of-abuse-at-lords-ranch

https://arktimes.com/news/2022/10/21/trump-seeks-to-protect-clemency-papers-these-include-the-case-of-arkansan-ted-suhl

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/06/lawsuit-alleges-decades-of-sexual-abuse-at-former-youth-facility-run-by-huckabee-associate-ted-suhl

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/10/little-rock-school-board-votes-to-combine-two-high-schools-next-school-year

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest from the legislature, including the continued assault on trans kids, a bid to criminalize affirmative action, an effort to essentially ban books and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest from the legislature, including the near passage of Arkansas LEARNS.

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about Arkansas LEARNS and other legislative happenings.

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest from Arkansas General Assembly.

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On this week's podcast, Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about Gov. Sarah Sanders' delivering the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address, the Arkansas LEARNS education plan and more news from the legislature.

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest from the legislature, Gov. Sarah Sanders' messaging and the potential deal involving the University of Phoenix and the University of Arkansas System.

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the early days of Gov. Sarah Sanders, which have been filled with executive orders, lawmakers filing a lot of culture war legislation and all sorts of fretting over big, terrible bills to come. Also, they discuss the travails of felonious former senator Jeremy Hutchinson. 

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The education policy experts at For AR People drill down on the differences between what Governor Sanders says and what’s really happening.

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Wonk out on education policy with Gennie and Hannah!

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the early days of Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders, donor drama at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and other odds and ends.

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the conclusion of the federal court trial over Arkansas's first in the nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a monumental state Supreme Court ruling and Governor Hutchinson's presidential warm-up.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the election results and the latest on the showdown over who will be the next University of Arkansas chancellor.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the upcoming elections and the mess at Little Rock City Hall.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the coming midterm election, the federal court case challenging Arkansas's ban on gender-affirming care for children and the federal government dropping its case against former lobbyist Gilbert Baker.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the search for the next University of Arkansas chancellor, the latest on Arkansas public officials' transphobia and Mike Huckabee meddling in the Little Rock mayor's race.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk teachers salaries, campaigns around ballot issues and the Little Rock mayoral election and LITFest.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the state Supreme Court clearing the recreational marijuana amendment for the November ballot, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.'s very bad week and other odds and ends.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Governor Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge endorsing discrimination of LGBTQ people, similar demagoguing happening at the Conway School Board, the death of Ken Starr, the latest on the ethics scandal involving Sen. Alan Clark and the health of Sarah Huckabee Sanders. 

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about Alan Clark and ethics violations, an important coming U.S. Supreme Court case that has AG Leslie Rutledge and Chief Justice Dan Kemp on opposing sides and Governor Hutchinson's campaign against the legalization of marijuana.

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about law enforcement officers brutally beating a man during an arrest in Crawford County, the latest on a lawsuit challenging Arkansas's ban on gender-affirming care for minors and the Little Rock mayor's race. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the special legislative session, a paltry slate of maternal health care initiatives Governor Hutchinson announced this week, the Republican reaction to the FBI investing President Trump for violating the Espionage Act and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the state Board of Election Commissioners rejecting ballot titles for a recreational marijuana amendment and a prohibition on casinos in Pope County, the release of a school safety report, the coming special legislative session and the Little Rock millage vote.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about state lawmakers' refusal to give teachers raises, the continue fallout from Arkansas's trigger law to ban nearly all abortions, new revelations about a fatal Little Rock Police Department car chase and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar preview the coming legislative special session, discuss President Biden's executive order on abortion and how it impacts Arkansas, talk about the latest on the state Senate ethics scandal, consider the latest trend of the coronavirus, talk about the marijuana amendment and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar  catch up on a terrible stretch of decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, the blockbuster Jan. 6 testimony, an ethics scandal in the Arkansas Senate, the Arkansas Times' legal fight over the law that requires people doing business with the state to pledge not to boycott Israel, LRPD Assistant Chief Heath Helton and the chief's job and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the rise in coronavirus numbers, an Arkansas man arrested in Idaho as part of a white supremacist group, the latest from the Jan. 6 committee, missed opportunities by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, the Arkansas school safety commission, Moms for Liberty in Cabot and another high profile LRPD departure.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the prime time Jan. 6 committee hearing, Governor Hutchinson floating a significant raise for teachers and the latest on Trent Garner's double dip.

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about guns and the governor, Trent Garner's unlikely career move and Searcy County political intrigue. 

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the Uvalde school massacre  and the midterm elections

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the massive state surplus and likely tax cuts to come, Arkansas's college funding formula, Lyon College's plans for the Heifer campus, Arkansas Supreme Court intrigue and election odds and ends.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a range of stories related to election season, including campaign contributions, vote suppression and other odds and ends. 

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Max Brantley and Austin Bailey commiserate on the end of reproductive freedom. Also this week, a gut punch at Henderson State and a shakeup at the LRPD.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Asa Hutchinson pre-presidential race appearance in New Hampshire, the latest on the mystery of the missing Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts sculpture and the Little Rock School District's new superintendent.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Arkansas refusing rental aid, the state's massive surplus, and Gov. Hutchinson flirting with a presidential run. They also talk about delta-8 and Warren Stephens getting whatever he wants in Little Rock.

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Arkansas Times talk editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about how the rich in Arkansas get richer, racist remarks from the Prairie County sheriff, a lawsuit targeting the Little Rock School District and a sweetheart deal for a former city of Little Rock insider to put on a new, city sponsored Little Rock festival. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk talk about the confirmation of new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Tom Cotton's poor showing, the latest in several federal court hearings, the departure of Health Secretary Jose Romero and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Hogs, Tom Cotton being a jerk during the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearing, the latest on lawsuits related to voting, the Dumas mass shooting and a COVID resurgence on the horizon.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the verdict in the case of a Lonoke County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a teenager in a traffic stop, the legacy of Brent Renaud, an expensive tweak to the 30 Crossing plan and the controversy surrounding a potential downtown Little Rock parking deck.. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a range of topics, including Tom Cotton's speech at the Reagan Presidential Library, a new federal lawsuit on racial gerrymandering, Jerry Jones, Thug Nasty and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Arkansas legislature and other odds and ends.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk more about the Arkansas racial gerrymander case, the fiscal session and the big swill, Leslie Rutledge's trip to the border, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a ruling in the gerrymander case, the fiscal session and highway department spending on the I-30 bridge expansion.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Governor Hutchinson's push to expand the prison system, the Arkansas gerrymander trial in federal court and the GOP National Committee vote to declare the events of Jan. 6 "legitimate political discourse" and Arkansans reactions.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the coronavirus, Little Rock politics and crime and Leslie Rutledge's trip to the border.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news, two health care developments, mobile sports betting in Arkansas and Vino's Brew Pub.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the coronavirus and a range of odds and ends, including Tom Cotton and Greenland, a friend of court brief in the anti-trans legal case and Max's 50th year reporting in Little Rock.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news and Governor Hutchinson's leadership or lack thereof at this stage of the pandemic. They also talk about former Gov. Mike Huckabee's controversial upcoming speech at Arkansas Martin Luther King commission MLK Day event on Monday and an ethics complaint filed against state Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk all about the omicron variant and all that its upending. They also discuss the Little Rock Police chief and the anniversary of Jan. 6. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the special session of the Arkansas legislature, Republican gerrymandering and Little Rock Superintendent Mike Poore's impending retirement.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest political news, including Attorney General Leslie Rutledge bowing out of the governor's race and the state's congressional delegation opposing the bipartisan infrastructure bill. They also talk about recently released reports that confirm that the Arkansas Department of Transportation failed in all sorts of way in relation to the cracked I-40 bridge and a likely final decision on the Pope County casino.

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Refreshed after a hop across the pond, Max Brantley gets back into the Arkansas swing with his takes on legislative redistricting, a victory for LRSD and a list of must-read banned books.

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest election news, the various city of Little Rock controversy and Little Rock School District and Central Arkansas Library System millage elections.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Arkansas legislature, including the anti-vax legislation it passed and didn't, a redistricting effort that splits Pulaski County in three and what's coming in a special session to cut taxes.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the legislature's disastrous return, the latest coronavirus news, the fallout at KATV over a racial incident and more.

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Arkansas Times Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the big vote against a city sales tax increase and the political considerations surrounding that result, the decision of a special prosecutor to try a former deputy in the shooting death of Hunter Brittain in Lonoke County and the latest in COVID news.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about local reaction to a coming federal vaccine mandate, rent relief and renters rights, the death of Little Rock City Director Erma Hendrix and various Republican politicians saying and doing awful things.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news, the new abortion ban in Texas and what it might mean for Arkansas and the Little Rock sales tax election.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news, the downfall of Lyon College President Joey King and more

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19 news and the politics of critical race theory.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about all things coronavirus in Arkansas and the trial of lobbyist and former Arkansas Republican Party chairman Gilbert Baker. 

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Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar discuss a judge's ruling against a state law that prohibited public mask mandates and the terrible special legislative session. 

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Come kvetch with us about Arkansas's legislative ban on protecting kids from COVID-19. Also on tap, the Little Rock sales tax, sleazebaggery inside Arkansas's nursing home empire and a silver medal Olympian from Wooster.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about COVID-19 and the prohibition on mask mandates, a legal victory for transgender kids and teens and a new report that suggests a deeper reckoning is needed in the Arkansas Department of Transportation in the wake of the discovery of a crack in the Hernando DeSoto Bridge over Memphis.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk again about this third surge of the coronavirus in Arkansas; political news in Arkansas, including Jake Bequette's campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. John Boozman; and the continuing fallout related to Walter Hussman's relationship with the University of North Carolina Journalism School.

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Arkansas Timed editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Delta variant of the coronavirus raging in Arkansas, the release of the LRSD from state control, the Republican Party's obsession with race-baiting politics and the funeral of Hunter Brittain

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Delta variant of the coronavirus taking hold in Arkansas, Governor Hutchinson's deployment of National Guard troops to the border, the police killing of a Lonoke County teen, the LRSD poised to be released from state control and the Little Rock sales tax election.

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While Editor Lindsey Millar lounges seaside, Max Brantley and Austin Bailey chew on the news of the week: racism, justice, the delta variant and those perfect churros from Mercado San Jose.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the resignation of University of Arkansas Chancellor Joe Steinmetz, the candidacy of Chris Jones, running to be the Democratic nominee for the Arkansas governor's race; and the Little Rock sales tax election.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publisher Walter Hussman and the controversy surrounding journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the University of North Carolina Journalism Department, the state of Arkansas's massive revenue surplus and a federal lawsuit filed by a lawyer who alleges his contract with the state was terminated after he criticized a lawmaker for supporting anti-transgender legislation.

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The federal courthouse in Little Rock is hopping with challenges to Arkansas’s worst new laws. Plus: the West Little Rock chopper and new old blood at the Pulaski County Election Commission.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the expiration of the COVID-19 emergency order in Arkansas, the continuing fallout related to damaged I-40 Mississippi River Bridge and other odds and ends.

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This week, Max and Austin talk about nightmares of plummeting off the I-40 bridge and into the Mississippi, unemployment misery, Little Rock sales tax drama and a surprise visit from 50 Cent.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Little Rock sales tax proposal; the Arkansas Supreme Court, the state Plant Board and dicamba; new candidates for state office; and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the end of the legislative session, vaccine hesitancy and COVID worries and Josh Duggar.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the final days of the Arkansas legislature and wrangling over the Little Rock sales tax.

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On this week's podcast, Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Arkansas legislature's terrible final days.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about this legislative session that just keeps getting worse, the latest on the vaccine front and the Little Rock tax plan.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the no good very bad Arkansas General Assembly and a big development in COVID-19 vaccine deployment.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about COVID-19, one year later, and the status of Arkansas's vaccination effort; they also talk about the worst legislative session ever.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar discuss the latest from the legislature, a vaccine showdown between Governor Hutchinson and the Arkansas Supreme Court and Alice Walton's coming med school in Northwest Arkansas. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Governor Hutchinson's announcement that he's easing COVID-19 restrictions. They also talk about the the legislature and state testing and major looming decisions for the Little Rock School District.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the historic snowfall, Sen. Jim Hendren's decision to leave the Republican Party, an elusive gun factory at the Little Rock Port and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the big news of the week from the state legislature, the future of Medicaid in Arkansas, Tim Griffin switching races and the latest on the COVID and vaccine front.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest legislative happenings, including the defeat of a stand your ground bill in committee. They also talk about the latest in the Pope County casino saga, Arkansas's troubled pandemic unemployment assistance program and the state's commitment to standardized testing this spring.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Sarah Huckabee Sanders's candidacy for Arkansas governor, the latest legislative happenings and COVID-19 and vaccine news.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the inauguration Joe Biden, Arkansas political odds and ends and the latest COVID-19 news.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the continued fallout from the Jan. 6 insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol, including impeachment and Arkansas connections. They also talk about the legislature getting underway and immediately advancing a stand your ground bill out of committee; and they talk about COVID and vaccination efforts.  

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol, ominous coronavirus developments and the upcoming Arkansas General Assembly. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19-releated news, new Little Rock Police Department intrigue and the brand new Little Rock School District Board, which met Thursday night for the first time.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Arkansas politicians joining in the ridiculous coup attempt to overturn the presidential election and Governor Hutchinson's prime time nothing burger. Full version

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Arkansas politicians joining in the ridiculous coup attempt to overturn the presidential election and Governor Hutchinson's prime time nothing burger.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about COVID-19 in Arkansas, the continued lunacy of President Trump and his enablers in Arkansas and the Little Rock School Board and North Little Rock run-off elections.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about rising COVID-19 numbers, the aftermath of the presidential election, the latest on state highway spending and the 30 Crossing project and the Pulaski County Election Commission and final vote tallying. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar discuss the election and what it means for the state and country.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news; the Arkansas Supreme Court's ruling on highway funding and what it might mean for the 30 Crossing Project; and next week's election, including another gloomy Arkansas Poll.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news, including an outbreak in state government. They also cover various election odds and ends, including the Democrat-Gazette's endorsement of Donald Trump, a Republican senate candidate who once dressed up in a KKK robe, racist comments by French Hill and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19 news, the race for Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District and more Little Rock elections.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19 news, including President Trump's positive diagnosis and the latest on the coronavirus and schools. They also talk about Little Rock Police Chief Keith Humphrey filing a federal lawsuit against his critics, including a number of subordinates.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news and more signs of our imminent doom, including the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Trump's unwillingness to say that he'll honor the results of the election. They also talk protest and the police in Conway. [The previous version of this edition cut off early. Here's the full version.] 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news and more signs of our imminent doom, including the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Trump's unwillingness to say that he'll honor the results of the election. They also talk protest and the police in Conway. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19 news, including how Arkansas is likely to come up short in additional pandemic unemployment payments. They also talk about the race for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district and the latest on LRPD infighting.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19-related news and several issues related to voting.

Thanks to our sponsor Dr. Sedrick Charles Rice, author of the new book "StepDads Showing Up & Showing Out! Tips for Navigating the Complex World of Blended Families." 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus spin from Governor Hutchinson, proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this year and the Democratic National Convention. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and schools, a recent ruling on abortion and new details about the Linda Collins murder.

Special thanks to our sponsor Dr. Sederick Charles Rice, who has a new book out called "StepDads, Showing Up & Showing Out: Tips to Navigating the Complex World of Blended Families."

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar discuss reopening schools amid the pandemic, fraud and holds on unemployment claims, a plea deal in the Linda Collins case, Rusty Cranford and Top Golf.

Thanks to sponsor Dr. Sederick Charles Rice, who plans an August 2020 release of his next book "StepDads, Showing Up & Showing Out: Tips to Navigating the Complex World of Blended Families."

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19 news, the Pope County casino saga and candidates for public office in Little Rock.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19 news, terrible Tom Cotton and Topgolf and Little Rock. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Governor Hutchinson finally issuing a mask mandate, the secretary of state invalidating three ballot proposals and a new class action filed over a private contractor's handling of Arkansas pandemic unemployment assistance program.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about talk about the plan (or lack thereof) to reopen schools in the fall, Attorney General William Barr's appearance in Little Rock and the city of Little Rock and Top Golf.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a spike in COVID-19 cases, voting in the fall, plans for a return to school and college and Leslie Rutledge's official announcement that she's running for governor. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the big news of the week.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Governor Hutchinson's announcement that the state will move into Phase 2 of reopening amid a dramatic spike in cases and hospitalization. They  also talk about the end of Diane Zook's time on the State Board of Education, Commerce Secretary Mike Preston and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about demonstrations and protests in Little Rock and in cities across Arkansas, terrible Tom Cotton and a COVID-19 spike in the state.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a rise in COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, the push from Republicans and business groups for tort reform, President Trump's mendacity and racism and the silence of Republicans and new talk of a so-called "exit plan" for the Little Rock School District to escape state control.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about rising COVID numbers in Arkansas, the PUA website debacle, a showdown between Governor Hutchinson's executive branch and legislators and the latest on the LRPD. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest on the coronavirus, including the state's response to the pandemic, and discuss the pressure on Little Rock Police Chief Keith Humphrey.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19 news, including the state's plans to being reopening businesses and the botched rollout of a new business grant program.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19 news and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the big news of the week, including an explosion of new coronavirus cases in state lock-up facilities, Governor Hutchinson's plan to begin re-opening parts of the state by May 4, judicial intervention in the state's bid to halt surgical abortions in Arkansas and legislative intrigue.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus-related news, including the state's bid to force Arkansas's only surgical abortion provider from providing services, Governor Hutchinson declining Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.'s request to impose a shelter-in-place order in Little Rock and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Governor Hutchinson's resistance to issue a shelter-in-place order for the state and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk mostly coronavirus, but also touch on other news, including the postponement of a sales tax increase in Little Rock, a new lawsuit over the state's treatment of the Little Rock School District and legal wranglings over a potential Pope County casino.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk mostly about the coronavirus in Arkansas, but also touch on Joe Biden taking control in the race for the Democratic nomination for president, the detailed Little Rock sales tax plan and the end of the Hunter Biden paternity case in Arkansas.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar Tuesday’s elections, Governor Hutchinson’s budget and the Little Rock tax plan.

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Arkansas Times editors Lindsey Millar and Max Brantley talk about Super Tuesday, the coronavirus and a big economic development project in Little Rock that’s yet to materialize.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar discuss Little Rock politics, the District 34 run-off, the state Supreme Court race, another federal court defeat for Arkansas's Medicaid work requirement, presidential politics and more.

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Arkansas Times editors Lindsey Millar and Stephanie Smittle talk about Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott’s sales tax increase plan, the fifth year anniversary of the takeover of the LRSD, a change of leadership at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and more.

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Arkansas Times editor Lindsey Millar and contributor Ali Noland discuss the Trump administration's rollback of Clean Water Act protections, protests around Washington County's participation in an agreement with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mike Bloomberg's second campaign stop in Little Rock and the latest LRSD happenings.

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Guest host Ali Noland and special guest Sen. Joyce Elliott discuss Elliott's official kick-off to her campaign, Governor Hutchinson's defense of his decision to allow refugee resettlement and Virginia ratifying the ERA.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a the closure of the infamous hog farm in the Buffalo River watershed, another blow to the Arkansas whistleblower law from the Arkansas Supreme Court and the future of parks and the zoo in Little Rock.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a ruling in the case of a fired Little Rock police officer, the latest in the Hunter Biden and Pope County casino sagas and maybe more.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk impeachment, another potential blow to the Affordable Care Act, the legislative council’s approval of an education study and a brazen campaign pitch from the state business lobby.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest State Board of Education assault on the Little Rock School District, a new Razorback football coach and impeachment.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar discuss an eventful week for the Little Rock School District, the latest in Linda Collins murder case and the latest in the Hunter Biden adoption case. 

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Arkansas Times editor Lindsey Millar and special guest Jay Barth talk about the latest doings in the LRSD, the state adequacy funding fight, impeachment hearings and the Democratic presidential field.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Little Rock School District teachers strike and the latest from the State Board of Education, all the news from the final day of candidate filing and the firing of Chad Morris.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Governor Hutchinson and his son Asa III in Asia; a new indictment involving the governor’s nephew, former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson; the mostly depressing results from the Arkansas Poll; and takeaways from the first days of candidate filing. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the legacy of John Walker, the latest on the uncertain future of the Little Rock School District and the recommendations for a governance study group for the city of Little Rock. 

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Arkansas Times editors Lindsey Millar and Max Brantley discuss possible bribery in a state House race, the return of Steven Jones, LR Director Ken Richardson and the police and LRSD's plans for a teachers strike. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk judges, dog racing, schools and feral hogs.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar discuss the latest on the future of Little Rock schools and the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about talk impeachment, the latest on the LRSD, a summary judgment ruling against state Sen. Jim Hendren and the state House's coming vote to expel Rep. Mickey Gates after his plea deal on nonpayment of income tax. 

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about impeachment and the Arkansas congressional delegation, the state’s plan for the Little Rock School District and the coming return of private prisons in Arkansas.

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Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's appearance in North Little Rock, the latest on the future of Little Rock schools and the Civil Service Commission upholding the firing of former LRPD officer Charles Starks.

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