Plus, news on budget cuts and non-renewals from the LRSD and more.
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The Fiscal Session is Over: The Week in Review for May 3rd, 2024
On this week’s show: Bitcoin, budget and Bryan Malinowski. Plus, the state makes voter registration a little bit harder.
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Max Brantley on ‘The Lost Cause: The Demise of Politics and Journalism,’ April 26, 2024
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 Arkansas politics and news.
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The lectern audit has landed: The Week in Review, April 20, 2024
This week: Matt Campbell on the long-awaited lecterngate audit and Mary Hennigan gives us an update on city news.
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Fiscal Session 2K24: The Week in Review, April 12, 2024
On this week’s podcast: crypto at the Capitol, a surprisingly stingy budget from Gov. Sanders, and a new era for Razorbacks basketball. Plus, please send us feedback!
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Total Eclipse of the Arkansas Times’ Week in Review, April 5, 2024
This week: A new lawsuit against Arkansas LEARNS, a posthumous bonus for Bryan Malinowski, and our already-outdated eclipse coverage.
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Pulaski County’s jail experiment: The Week in Review, March 29, 2024
Plus, skepticism over the state’s eclipse tourism projections, the latest on the #lecterngate audit (sorry, not much!) and a divisive GOP primary runoff in Hope.
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The death of Bryan Malinowski: The Week in Review, March 23, 2024
On this week’s podcast, a recap of the Bryan Malinowski case and a conversation with reporter Debra Hale-Shelton.
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Arkansas’s overcrowded prisons: The Week in Review podcast
This week, we discuss Gov. Sarah Sanders’ latest spiteful swipe at transgender Arkansans and Matt Campbell’s recent cover story on the state prison system.
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Is Sarah Sanders serious about maternal health? The Week in Review, March 10, 2024
A roundup of Little Rock city news, a new dispute over voter registration and a trip deep into the Medicaid weeds on this week’s podcast.