On this week’s podcast, Omaya talks to Benji about the March 5 primary and nonpartisan judicial elections coming up next week. If you haven’t already, go vote!
Week in Review
Arkansas’s lonely abortion struggle: The Week in Review, February 23rd, 2024
On this week’s podcast: Right to Worship grants, Alonza Jiles, and why Arkansas’s reproductive rights advocates are getting the cold shoulder from national funders.
A new window for child sexual abuse lawsuits: The Week in Review, February 16, 2024
More lawsuits against the Lord’s Ranch, a Little Rock native’s role in the Super Bowl halftime show and Jason Rapert’s State Library Board performance. Plus: city beat roundup.
Two Ark. Supreme Court races: The Week in Review podcast, Feb. 11, 2024
Plus: ClassWallet and seed catalog advice from Alan Leveritt.
The Helena water crisis: Arkansas Times’ Week in Review, February 2, 2024
This week, Austin talks with reporter Mary Hennigan on two stories from east Arkansas and Matt Campbell on the rise and fall of former parole board chair Jamol Jones.
The abortion amendment petition drive begins: The Week in Review podcast, Jan. 27, 2024
We check in on the status of three ballot measures (abortion, FOIA, education) and talk with reporter Dave Ramsey on how Arkansas LEARNS changed job protections for teachers.
Arkansas LEARNS and teacher salaries: The Week in Review Podcast, Jan. 20, 2024
This week, Dave Ramsey discusses teacher salaries under Arkansas LEARNS and Mary Hennigan updates us on a water outage in Stone County.
Asa in Iowa: The Week in Review Podcast, Jan. 13, 2024
This week, Benji and Austin talk ballot measures, the firing of prisons chief Joe Profiri, and Asa Hutchinson’s dismal chances headed into the Iowa caucuses. Plus: a new logo!
The Board of Corrections vs. Sarah Sanders: The Week in Review Podcast, Jan. 6, 2023
In this week’s podcast, Benji Hardy and Matt Campbell take a deep dive into the Board of Corrections dispute(s), Debra Hale-Shelton discusses a long-awaited report on a Conway man who died in police custody last summer, and Mary Hennigan updates us on Little Rock city news.
The great prison riot: The Week in Review podcast, Dec. 16, 2023
This week, Austin and Benji dig into the state Board of Corrections’ suspension of the governor’s corrections secretary, the LRSD’s decision to move forward with building a West Little Rock high school, and more.