Arkansas Times' Week in Review Podcast

Since 2011, the Arkansas Times' Week in Review Podcast has been the place to go for the straight dirt on state 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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  USDA cuts food assistance funding: The Week in Review, March 14, 2025

  Mar 14, 202532 min

  Send us Fan Mail Podcast listeners: We need your help! Please take this short survey and let us know what kind of coverage you value from the Arkansas Times Week in Review. It should take no more than 2-3 minutes to complete. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGwfouBLfdR0RWUfz75fNXZFv6Z1s9T7YMPLIGlGK_ri3tQ/viewform Thanks! We appreciate your time. 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 We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

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  Prison spending, nitrogen executions and higher electric bills: The Week in Review, March 7, 2025

  Mar 7, 202540 min

  Send us Fan Mail Podcast listeners: We need your help! Please take this short survey and let us know what kind of coverage you value from the Arkansas Times Week in Review. It should take no more than 2-3 minutes to complete. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGwfouBLfdR0RWUfz75fNXZFv6Z1s9T7YMPLIGlGK_ri3tQ/viewform Thanks! We appreciate your time. 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 We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

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  Arkansas ACCESS and attacks on direct democracy: The Week in Review, Feb. 22, 2025

  Feb 22, 202539 min

  Send us Fan Mail 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 We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

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  NIH cuts come to UAMS and bad ballot measure bills at the Capitol: The Week in Review, Feb. 15, 2025

  Feb 15, 202540 min

  Send us Fan Mail 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 We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

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  Tort reform and maternal health at the Capitol: The Week in Review, Feb. 8, 2025

  Feb 8, 202537 min

  Send us Fan Mail 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 We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

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