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USDA cuts food assistance funding: The Week in Review, March 14, 2025

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Podcast listeners: We need your help!<a href='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGwfouBLfdR0RWUfz75fNXZFv6Z1s9T7YMPLIGlGK_ri3tQ/viewform'>Please take this short survey</a> 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. <a href='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGwfouBLfdR0RWUfz75fNXZFv6Z1s9T7YMPLIGlGK_ri3tQ/viewform'>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelGwfouBLfdR0RWUfz75fNXZFv6Z1s9T7YMPLIGlGK_ri3tQ/viewform</a>Thanks! We appreciate your time.Stories discussed this week:Power companies would be able to raise your electric bill more easily under new legislation<a href='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</a>Senate committee advances bill to ease utility regulations at consumer expense<a href='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</a>House committee advances nitrogen gas execution bill<a href='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</a>Governor’s ‘major’ grocery tax relief bill would save you a whole quarter on a $200 trip to the store<a href='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</a>Budget bill for Franklin Co. prison now $750 million, more than twice what lawmakers said last week<a href='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</a>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

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

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Stories discussed this week:UAMS, AR Children’s brace for Trump administration cuts to medical research funding<a href='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</a>Rick Crawford sponsors bill to keep USAID cash flowing to farms amid Musk’s assault on agency<a href='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</a>Senate passes slate of bills to hamstring ballot measure campaigns<a href='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</a>Bill to stop Arkansas cities from regulating Airbnbs passes House committee<a href='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</a>Bill targeting disability rights nonprofit narrowly passes House<a href='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</a>We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stories discussed this week:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;UAMS, AR Children’s brace for Trump administration cuts to medical research funding&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/10/uams-bracing-for-trump-administration-cuts-to-medical-research-funding'&gt;https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/10/uams-bracing-for-trump-administration-cuts-to-medical-research-funding&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rick Crawford sponsors bill to keep USAID cash flowing to farms amid Musk’s assault on agency&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/12/rick-crawford-sponsors-bill-to-keep-usaid-cash-flowing-to-farms-amid-musks-assault-on-agency'&gt;https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/12/rick-crawford-sponsors-bill-to-keep-usaid-cash-flowing-to-farms-amid-musks-assault-on-agency&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Senate passes slate of bills to hamstring ballot measure campaigns&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/12/senate-passes-slate-of-bills-to-hamstring-ballot-measure-campaigns'&gt;https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/12/senate-passes-slate-of-bills-to-hamstring-ballot-measure-campaigns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill to stop Arkansas cities from regulating Airbnbs passes House committee&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/12/bill-to-stop-arkansas-cities-from-regulating-airbnbs-passes-house-committee'&gt;https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/12/bill-to-stop-arkansas-cities-from-regulating-airbnbs-passes-house-committee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill targeting disability rights nonprofit narrowly passes House&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/13/bill-targeting-disability-rights-nonprofit-narrowly-passes-house'&gt;https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/13/bill-targeting-disability-rights-nonprofit-narrowly-passes-house&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text 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...

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

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Stories discussed this week:‘Tort reform’ bill passes Senate, heads to governor’s desk<a href='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</a>Sanders’ maternal health plan would make it easier to get Medicaid — but not to keep it<a href='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</a>U.S. reading and math scores keep trending downward, with Arkansas towards the bottom<a href='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</a>We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/188507/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stories discussed this week:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;‘Tort reform’ bill passes Senate, heads to governor’s desk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/06/tort-reform-bill-passes-senate-heads-to-governors-desk'&gt;https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/06/tort-reform-bill-passes-senate-heads-to-governors-desk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sanders’ maternal health plan would make it easier to get Medicaid — but not to keep it&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/06/governors-maternal-health-plan-would-make-it-easier-to-get-medicaid-but-not-to-keep-it'&gt;https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/02/06/governors-maternal-health-plan-would-make-it-easier-to-get-medicaid-but-not-to-keep-it&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;U.S. reading and math scores keep trending downward, with Arkansas towards the bottom&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/31/u-s-reading-and-math-scores-keep-trending-downward-with-arkansas-towards-the-bottom'&gt;https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/01/31/u-s-reading-and-math-scores-keep-trending-downward-with-arkansas-towards-the-bottom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text 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 towar...

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

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