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Arkansas Democrat Gazette


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    12/30/22: Arkansas' new Department of Education leader...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 4:30


    Arkansas' new Department of Education leader; Arkansas cities and towns are getting more rural; Southwest Arkansas hospital reports a data breach; Contract extension in line for Arkansas football head coach; Personal injury law firm attempting to prevent injuries this holiday weekend

    12/29/22: Millions in refunds proposed for Arkansas Entergy customers...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 4:09


    Millions in refunds proposed for Arkansas Entergy customers; 15 Arkansas deaths blamed on the flu; County officials expect Administration Building to reopen today; North Little Rock teenager charged as adult in November killing; Arkansas woman wants to change the last name of her 4-year-old daughter to Biden

    12/28/22: Latest on Hindsville man charged in U.S. Capitol riot...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 2:36


    Latest on Hindsville man charged in U.S. Capitol riot; Governor Huckabee Sanders announces more nominations; Temperatures warming in Arkansas

    12/23/22: Huckabee Sanders announces next secretary of commerce...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 2:58


    Huckabee Sanders announces next secretary of commerce; Update on Arkansas officer who died while training; Butterfield Overland Trail designated a national historic trail

    12/22/22: Little Rock's new permanent police chief...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 2:59


    Little Rock's new permanent police chief; Updates on Gravette man charged in the U.S. Capitol riot; Governor elect selects next head of Department of Energy and Environment

    12/21/22: WEHCO Media remains in hands of family leadership...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 3:17


    12/21/22: WEHCO Media remains in hands of family leadership; Hindsville man arrested and accused of entering the U.S. Capitol during the riot on January 6th; Arkansas preparing for Thursday's arctic front

    A foster care crisis initiative coming to Arkansas...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 3:20


    A foster care crisis initiative coming to Arkansas; Man beaten by three law enforcement officers in a viral video now faces charges; Freezing weather forecasted through Christmas day

    12/19/22: ACLU disputes operation to clear homeless...and more Arkansas headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 5:29


    ACLU says state agency's push to clear homeless people from intersections is cruel and unusual punishment; Madison County plans to issue bonds for new jail ahead of new sales tax next year; Pulaski County Special School District will destroy old buses to secure ones fueled by propane; FBI warning Arkansans of holiday scams; two Arkansas recruits back off commitments

    12/16/22: $140 million in opioid settlement funds...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 3:17


    $140 million in opioid settlement funds; Stuttgart police officer was killed Wednesday night; Federal child pornography conviction in Arkansas was reversed; Central Arkansas Library System board has approved a $25.9 million budget for 2023

    12/15/22: Congressmen weighing in on funding federal government...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 3:46


    Congressmen weighing in on funding federal government; Conway capitol rioter reaches plea agreement; University of Arkansas at Fayetteville recognizes family donation; Two Arkansas universities are set to receive millions of dollars to help train teachers

    12/14/22: Central Arkansas Water's rate structure up for consideration...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 3:50


    Central Arkansas Water's rate structure up for consideration; 14 grants for broadband projects in the works; $75 million dollars in state restricted reserve funds advanced

    12/13/22: Powerball jackpot fueled the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenues in November...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 3:09


    Powerball jackpot fueled the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenues in November; Little Rock School District keeps tight lid on possible resolution to the breach of district data networks; North Little Rock Police Department promoted its first ever Black captain

    12/12/22: Arkansas delegates derailing disaffiliation agreements...and more Arkansas headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 3:29


    Arkansas delegates derailing disaffiliation agreements; Arkansas cracks down on crypto; University of Arkansas students give back

    12/9/22: District's proposed enrollment waiver denied...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 3:19


    District's proposed enrollment waiver denied by board; Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman not seeking re-election; Arkansas wildlife refuge is ready to help relocate animals

    12/8/22: Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts out of heir's will...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 3:29


    Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts out of heir's will; Little Rock's mayor says city officials need to consider a sales-tax increase; One of America's youngest-ever mayors is in Arkansas; Razorbacks basketball players is out for the rest of the season

    12/7/22: Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's trustees terminate 2 stock market investment managers...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 3:06


    Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's trustees terminate 2 stock market investment managers, bond manager; Sanders announces nomination of Buffalo Outdoor Center founder as next Parks, Heritage and Tourism secretary; ASO renaming music engagement and education programs for late Lee Ronnel

    Huckabee Sanders announces pick for State Police Captain...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 2:55


    Huckabee Sanders announces her pick for State Police Captain; A nativity scene in Basin Spring Park can stay; The Arkansas Legislature's plans for 2023

    12/5/22: $100 million in federal funds spent on COVID-19 contact tracing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 2:40


    $100 million in federal funds spent on COVID-19 contact tracing; Maumelle City Council still considering its former ban on certain dogs; Arkansas headed back to the Liberty Bowl

    12/2/22: No basis found for Arkansas to pay attorneys $18 million...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 3:39


    No basis found for Arkansas to pay attorneys $18 million; State Supreme Court blocks a decision involving one of the state's medical-marijuana cultivators. Arkansas gas prices goin down; Testimony concluded over Arkansas' transgender health-care ban;

    12/1/22: Anti-transgender activists testify in federal trial over state's care ban...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 2:37


    Anti-transgender activists testify in federal trial over state's care ban; Little Rock's interim police chief will step down; Yellville man pleaded guilty yesterday to a misdemeanor charge related to the January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol

    11/30/22: U.S. Senate passes marriage protection bill...and more Arkansas headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 4:32


    U.S. Senate passes marriage protection bill; Boozman, Cotton among opposing senators; Shoppers returning to stores and online for Christmas deals, survey says; LR board hears recommendations from crime-reduction panel

    11/29/22: Another school district in need of intensive support...and more Arkansas headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 3:54


    Another school district in need of intensive support; 3 found shot to death in northeast Arkansas; The trial over Arkansas' transgender-care ban; Order issued to revoke state medical marijuana cultivators license

    11/28/22: Full-time state employees rose in fiscal 2022...and more Arkansas headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 4:06


    Full-time state employees rose in fiscal 2022; A White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health; Congress considering aid program in next farm bill; Spokesman for the Arkansas State Police set to retire

    11/24/22: Drug manufacturer accused of not following Arkansas law...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 3:47


    Drug manufacturer is accused of not following Arkansas law; Arkansas inmate have to stay in prison until 2039; Trial still on for Arkansas U.S. Capitol rioter; North Little Rock City Council considers request for special election over city's library system

    11/23/22: Area food banks and homeless centers face tougher job to stock their shelves … and more Arkansas headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 3:00


    Area food banks and homeless centers face tougher job to stock their shelves; State Board to file complaint against Phillips County over delay in election results; Sarah Huckabee Sanders names chief of staff, senior advisor for 2026 campaign

    11/22/22: Arkansas gas prices down...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 2:51


    Arkansas gas prices down; Judge reject Fort Smith medical marijuana grower; Inauguration details for Governor elect Hucakbee Sanders

    11/21/22: Flu bigger threat to Arkansas than COVID-19...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 4:01


    Flu bigger threat to Arkansas than COVID-19; The impact of COVID on the state's foster care system; State lawmakers prefile eleven bills ahead of next year's regular session; Little Rock institution reopening date set

    11/18/22: Supervised release of former judge ends early...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 3:56


    Supervised release of former judge ends early; Yellville capitol rioter will accept government plea deal; Common Ground Arkansas fined and sanctioned by the Arkansas Ethics Commission; The first of two Argenta "parklets" has been unveiled

    11/17/22: A new chancellor at U of A Fayetteville...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 3:28


    U of A's Fayetteville campus has a new chancellor

    11/16/22: Walmart attributes quarterly loss to opioid settlement...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 3:02


    Walmart attributes quarterly loss to opioid settlement; Italian ammo maker plans to build $41.5M factory at the Port of Little Rock, add 120 jobs; Legislative panel OKs $30M for state's schools for blind, deaf

    11/15/22: Former Little Rock chief of staff's twiter trouble...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 3:41


    Former Little Rock chief of staff's twiter trouble; Judge arraigned another 29 defendants in drug trafficking investigation; White House touts $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law

    11/14/22: Debate over Little Rock teacher work hours...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 3:46


    Debate over Little Rock teacher work hours; Extra money coming to the Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District; Conway School Board is still dealing with the fallout from new policy; Major population increase for Washington and Benton Counties

    11/11/22: Rate increases proposed for Little Rock's water utility...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 4:10


    Rate increases proposed for Little Rock's water utility; State senator has been stripped of his seniority; The search for the U of A's next chancellor coming to an end; another $314 million proposed for Arkansas' next general revenue budget; Traffic along Interstate 30 temporarily closing this weekend

    11/10/22: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins Arkansas governor's race...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 3:50


    Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins Arkansas governor's race; State rejects all four potential constitutional amendments on the ballot; Little Rock School District acknowledges poor scores; A sweep in central Arkansas leaves 80 under indictment; 14 tornadoes in Arkansas last Friday

    11/9/22: Fewer Arkansas schools are getting top grades..and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 3:05


    Fewer Arkansas schools are getting top grades; Little Rock's mayor ordered to appear in court; Fatal shooting on Interstate 40

    11/8/22: State's first dental school in the works...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 3:04


    State's first dental school in the works; Pulaski County Special School District's latest plan; Little Rock School Board to consider mobile weapons-detection system

    11/7/22: Early voting turnout in Arkansas is up...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 3:30


    Early voting turnout in Arkansas is up; October Pulaski County homicides slightly higher than average; UALR's largest fundraising effort halfway done; A Facebook group becomes a "virtual police scanner" for Central Arkansas

    11/4/22: Strong opposition to recreational marijuana proposal on ballot...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 3:53


    Strong opposition to recreational marijuana proposal on ballot; Arkansas Department of Corrections look for new prison site; Reward for votes is under investigation; Demand getting back to normal for Remington Ammunition; Powerball ticket worth $2 million sold in Wooster

    11/3/22: A new October record for Arkansas general revenue...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 3:22


    A new October record for Arkansas general revenue; Gubernatorial candidates release their own financial reports; Public-affairs firm suggested as third-party defendant in lawsuit; Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park has a new name

    11/2/22: Arkansas' Medicaid expansion amendment OK'd by federal government...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 3:56


    Arkansas' Medicaid expansion amendment OK'd by federal government; Company selects Mississippi County site for rebar mill; Steve Landers outspending Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.

    11/1/22: More than $19 million headed to Arkansas schools...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 3:18


    More than $19 million headed to Arkansas schools; Little Rock Police Department asking for support; State Treasury earned more than $40 million in interest; University of Arkansas Athletics director turned down a job offer at Auburn

    10/31/22: Arkansas student enrollment update...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 3:31


    70 homicides in Little Rock this year; The U.S.S. Little Rock on it's way out after six years; Little Rock's 70th homicide this year; Fort Smith medical marijuana cultivation facility facing legal threat

    10/28/22: The Arkansas Department of Corrections wants another prison...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 3:37


    The Arkansas Department of Corrections wants another prison; Democrat state auditor candidate faced an arrest warrant earlier this month; Head of the Central Arkansas Library System is supporting the system in Craighead County; Alexander motorcyclist engulfed in flames said to be in good condition

    10/27/22: Fayetteville agricultural center to double its testing and cleaning capacity...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 2:45


    Fayetteville agricultural center to double its testing and cleaning capacity; Pulaski County quorum court awaiting sheriff's office deputy study; An update on the trial of misdiagnosed patient Jerry Kolpek;

    10/26/22: Little Rock admits to illegally withholding public records from blogger...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 2:48


    Little Rock admits to illegally withholding public records from blogger; Arkansas Baptist State Convention approves formation of sexual abuse response team; Cotton, panelists decry rise of fentanyl abuse

    10/25/22: A seven-year mistake in interpreting Arkansas law...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 2:59


    A seven-year mistake in interpreting Arkansas law; Federal complaint over Congressional redistricting in Pulaski County dismissed; Charges against Former State Senator Gilbert Baker dismissed

    10/24/22: Early voting begins in Arkansas...and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 3:41


    Early voting begins in Arkansas; Arkansas students are struggling on the "Nation's Report Card"; An update on Arkansas' transgender-care lawsuit; UAMS targeted by a nonprofit group opposed to animal research

    10/21/22: Justices asked to stop Arkansas law against Israel boycott… and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 2:38


    High court asked to stop Arkansas law against Israel boycott; Conway attorney drops suit over gun restrictions in public buildings, judge says; Greene County man pleads guilty in federal court to drug trafficking charge

    10/20/22: Plaintiff takes witness stand in transgender care ban trial… and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 3:38


    Plaintiff takes witness stand in transgender care ban trial; Attorney general candidates spar in debate; Family of man dead in Dec. arrest calls on DOJ for review

    10/19/22: Fathers testify in trial over transgender care… and more news

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 3:37


    Fathers testify about teens' wellbeing in trial over Arkansas' transgender minor care ban; State's lieutenant governor candidates square off in debate; Campaign contributions for Sanders total $8M, Jones reports raising $1.4M

    10/18/22: Testimony begins in trial to determine fate of minor transgender care law … and more Arkansas headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 4:43


    Testimony begins in trial to determine fate of minor transgender care law; state panel endorses $52.7M in in federal covid funds to reimburse government health insurance plans; UA-PTC chancellor candidate prioritizes strong, supportive ‘social network' for students

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