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The Arkansas Times podcast is back! Since 2011, the Week in Review Podcast has been the place to go for the straight dirt on Arkansas news, politics and more. Join us each week as Arkansas Times reporters and editors discuss the top stories of the week (and whatever else is on our minds).
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Arkansas's overcrowded prisons: The Week in Review, March 15, 2024
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)
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Is Sarah Sanders serious about maternal health? The Week in Review March 10, 2024
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 -
March election preview: The Week in Review March 1, 2024
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 -
Arkansas's lonely abortion struggle: The Week in Review, February 23rd, 2024
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
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A new window for child sex abuse lawsuits: The Week in Review, February 16, 2024
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 -
Recycling justices on the state Supreme Court: February 9th, 2024
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 vendorshttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/07/state-abandons-bids-for-learns-voucher-vendors
From the Farm: Tall tales in the mailboxhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/02/08/from-the-farm-tall-tales-in-the-mailbox
Customer Reviews
Glad you’re back
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Best of Arkansas 2023
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Winner of their own award!!!!
The WINNER of the 2021 Arkansas Times Best Podcast in Arkansas! Congratulations on winning your own contest, guys! Well done.
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