Arkansas Times' Week in Review Podcast

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms] Podcast listeners: We need your help! Please take this short survey [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGwfouBLfdR0RWUfz75fNXZFv6Z1s9T7YMPLIGlGK_ri3tQ/viewform] 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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms] Podcast listeners: We need your help! Please take this short survey [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGwfouBLfdR0RWUfz75fNXZFv6Z1s9T7YMPLIGlGK_ri3tQ/viewform] 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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms] 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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms] 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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms] 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 [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 [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 [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