On this week’s podcast: Little Rock beat reporter Mary Hennigan catches us up on city news, Benji talks about the latest round of lawsuits filed against the Lord’s Ranch, and Debra Hale-Shelton recaps former state senator Jason Rapert’s grandstanding on the State Library Board. Plus, we hear from arts and entertainment editor Daniel Grear on a Little Rock native’s role in last weekend’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Stories referenced in this episode include:
University of Memphis hires Little Rock’s ex-police chief
Little Rock mayor’s annual address teases new programs, renewed sales tax push
Little Rock officials approve step toward city-owned solar array
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
Federal judge blocks Arkansas’s library censorship law from taking effect
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
That roller dance at the Super Bowl halftime show? A Little Rock native choreographed it
Watermelon Man