Arkansas Times
Today in Arkansas: Pigs Fly
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- Today in Arkansas: Pigs Fly
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- 4:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Today in Arkansas. Even Max Brantley ahs good things to say about Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Also: News on the same-sex marriage case; Huckabee's pardons make the news; Little Rock schools; big verdict over gossip site comments; a funeral home punishment.
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- Today in Arkanas: Asa!
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- 4:58
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Today in Arkansas on Thursday, Jan. 22. Gov. Hutchinson says he'll stand behind the state's version of Obamacare for two years while working on a larger restructuring of all Medicaid. Also: Huckbee stumbles; Supreme Court silent; Little Rock schools fight to survive; ASU faculty gripes about on-line doctorate; Hogs get another high-paid coach.
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- Sissy's Log Cabin robbery
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- 0:22
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Surveillance video of robbers in Sissy's Log Cabin robbery in Little Rock, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015.
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- Today in Arkansas
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Today in Arkansas, Jan. 21. The truth is stranger than fiction. A Republican governor has proposed repeal of a tax cut. Also: Gifts to UA from Tyson and Jerry Jones; a proposal to end Lee Birthday recognition; concealed carry; Little Rock schools; a civics lesson for Mike Huckabee
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- Today in Arkansas: Mike Huckabee's rough day
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- 4:39
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Today in Arkansas on Jan. 20 with Max Brantley includes some rough handling in media for presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee. Also: Supreme Court OKs Muslim prisoner's beard; judicial elections continue to be a hot topic; Tim Griffin cashes in; Jermain Taylor can't stay out of trouble; death of 7-year-old from bungled emergency response.
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- Today in Arkansas: Happy King/Lee Day
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- 5:22
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The curious convergence of M.L. King and Robert E. Lee memorials leads Today in Arkansas on Monday, Jan. 19. Also: Health care, abortion, judicial elections, legislative pay and marriage equality
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- Today in Arkansas: Mr. Asa goes to Washington
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- 4:48
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Arkansas news Friday, Jan. 16 from Max Brantley. Gov. Hutchinson goes to D.C. to save the private option. Opinions vary on legislative pay raises. An anti-abortion wrinkle discovered. 2014 was hot. GOP is digging Hillary dirt. And downtown is happening.
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- Today in Arkansas: Selling the tax cut
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- 4:16
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas Thursday, Jan. 15. Asa sells his tax cut. No help for poor folks. A judge whines about his pay. New people in state jobs, a school survey and abortion legislation also are discussed.
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- Today in Arkansas: Here comes the tax cut
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- 5:09
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Legislative talks a tax cut. Leslie Rutledge cuts employees. Tom Cotton rattles his saber. Unions, cops and a anti-Muslim gun range also are discussed.
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- Today in Arkansas: The Hutchinson Era
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- 6:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas Tuesday, Jan. 13. Asa Hutchinson takes office as governor. New attorney general Leslie Rutledge begins with mass firings. Also: Ethics, abortion, charter schools, Little Rock schools, flash bang grenades and, whoa, Tom Cotton for president.
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- Today in Arkansas: The legislature is in session
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- 6:18
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas Monday, Jan. 19. The legislature begins with the usual sound and fury. David Gearhart is stepping down at the University of Arkansas. The Supremes remain silent on marriage cases. A DWI; cops at the school board; and bribery case fallout also discussed.
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- Today in Arkansas: Maggio indicted
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- 5:38
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Mike Maggio's bribery plea leads Max Brantley's Today in Arkansas report for Friday, Jan. 9. Also: A new state finance leader; Mike Huckabee takes on Beyionce and Jay-Z, Beebe says farewell, hacker threatens Harrison.
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- Today in Arkansas: Blackboard jungle
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- 5:43
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas Thursday, Jan. 8. The never-ending Little Rock school dilemma leads the discussion. Then comes Arkansas education ranking; a U.S. representative with a bad idea about flag desecration; cold weather and Oaklawn; and a remarkable story about a woman who helped AIDS victims.
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- Today in Arkansas: How high the pay?
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- 5:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Topics: Pay for politicians; LR schools under fire; Ted Thomas to PSC; the earth moves in fracking territory; Stacy Hurst looks for another prestige appointment.
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- Behind the scenes at Cocoa Rouge
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- 6:10
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Arkansas Times and Camp Friday Films get an all access pass to Cocoa Rouge, the Bryant-based artisan chocolate business owned and operated by Ashton Woodward, who also owns and runs Arkansas Fresh Bakery and Arkansas Fresh Bakery Cafe.
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- Today in Arkansas: Asa meets the press
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- 5:36
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansa on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Asa Hutchinson talks taxes, prisons and health care. Also: A big ruling against chamber of commerce tax subsidies; newspaper consolidation; term limits; legislative pay; Little Rock schools, and even some sports news.
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- Today in Arkansas: Here comes Huckabee
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- 4:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Arkansas news on Monday, Jan. 5. Topics: Mike Huckabee's presidential aspirations; another Little Rock School District dispute; a new prison leader; good state money news; a bad report on a state institution for the disabled.
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- Today in Arkansas: Workers get a pay raise
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- 4:41
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas for Friday, Jan. 2. The minimum wage has gone up; the Arkansas Supreme Court adds new members and raises questions about the marriage case; a PSC appointment hangs fire; Asa and Hog fans celebrate; poet Miller Williams dies at 84.
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- Today in Arkansas: Bloody 2014
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- 4:46
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas on Wednesday, Dec. 31. A quick review of the Republicans' big year; the dangling thread on marriage equality; Asa Hutchinson's big decisions; a surgeon general with a past; KKK rears its ugly head; SWEPCO kills a power line; and a warning about celebratory gunfire.
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- Today in Arkansas: Waiting on Equality
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- 5:57
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Max Brantley back after the Christmas break with Arkansas news Tuesday, Dec. 30. What's up with Arkansas Supreme Court and marriage case? Also: Legislative pay raises; lottery turmoil; Asa's tax cut; a catchup on Christmas week; the Hogs' big win.
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- Today in Arkansas: Supreme Court Watch
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- 3:58
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with news Friday, Dec. 19. Still waiting for the Arkansas Supreme Court on the marriage case. Also: Unemployment down; dangerous parolees up; millions lost by one collector; millions spent by another; Obama decries Sony movie decision and touts his record.
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- Today in Arkansas: More pay for legislators
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- 4:49
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas on Thursday, Dec. 18. Topics: Legislators' pay; free meals for legislators; fraud in a summer lunch program; jail for a former county judge; Apple CEO spends to help gay people in Arkansas; 3 dead in homicide-suicide; Cuba deal cheers most, not Tom Cotton; UA v. UA on-line; marriage ruling on hold.
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- Today in Arkansas: Cuba Si!
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- 4:53
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with news from Arkansas,. Yes, normalization of the U.S. relationship with Cuba has Arkansas angles. Also today: School computers; Hutchinson administration; a big appointment; UA goes on-line; New York bans fracking.
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- Today in Arkansas: Bush v. Clinton?
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- 5:33
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Arkansas news Tuesday, Dec. 16. Topics: A potential Bush v. Clinton presidential race; ASU audit woes; the Hutchinson transition; Little Rock Airport news; med school setback; an IKEA for Memphis
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- Today in Arkansas: What's wrong with Kansas
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- 5:33
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with news Monday, Dec. 15. Financial troubles in Kansas are a lesson for Arkansas. Also: The abortion agenda; a new Fayetteville civil rights ordinance; Arkansas Baptist gets $30 million; UAMS considers a name change: women lawmakers get a dress code lesson.
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- Today in Arkansas: The Tom and Nancy show
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- 5:20
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Arkansas news headlines Dec. 12: Tom Cotton an outlier again; open carry in Searcy; the GOP majority; another run at civil rights in Fayetteville; LR cop brutality; a $2,500 cab ride; Garth Brooks gets a visitor.
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- Today in Arkansas: Dustin Departs
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- 4:10
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Today in Arkansas with Max Brantley. Topics: Democrat Dustin McDaniel joins GOP on anti-immigrant suit; Supreme Court delays marriage ruling; a homicide confirmed; legislators rake in freebies; Mark Pryor pops the question.
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- Today in Arkansas: Defeat in Fayetteville
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- 5:17
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Max Brantley with Today in Arkansas on Wednesday, Dec. 10. A civil rights defeat in Fayetteville; free passes at Oaklawn; free eats for legislators; Asa stands out on torture and prepares for inauguration; Arkansas drug addiction; police brutality; and the pending gay marriage ruling.
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- Today in Arkansas: Torture is the topic
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- 4:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with news headlines Tuesday, Dec. 9. What will Arkansas's leaders say about the Senate report on torture. Better ethics not in evidence at legislature. Mark Pryor and Sharon Priest prepare to depart. News tonight includes Fayetteville civil rights ordinance vote.
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- Today in Arkansas: Talking Ethics
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- 5:37
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Max Brantley with Arkansas headlines Monday, Dec. 8. Topics: The new ethics law; Fayetteville's civil rights election; death of a local musician; the problem with police; Army surplus; Dick Allen's dark days in Little Rock; Hogs go bowling.
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- Today in Arkansas: Hogs rule!
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- 5:34
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Arkansas headlines Dec. 5 on these topics: The legislature won't limit hog farms. The politics of the lottery. Legislators practice medicine on Arkansas women. The Lord's Ranch empire shutting down. Cat killers arrested. Campus rape.
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- Today in Arkansas: Police under scrutiny
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- 4:35
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Arkansas news headlines on Thursday, Dec. 4 include the rising public discussion about police brutality; good news on Obamacare; a visit from Bill Clinton; Nebraska's dalliance with Bret Bielema; a Christmas squabble and Torii Hunter's big mouth.
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- Today in Arkansas: Politician pay raises
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- 5:15
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Arkansas news Wednesday, Dec. 3. A commission that will set politicians' pay raises has been named. Bill Bryant will be the next State Police chief. Also: Walmart's pork supplier; nuttiness in Jonesboro; an unneighborly Little Rock City Board; the Buffalo River; a sad Christmas tale.
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- Today in Arkansas: Parole is pricey
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- 5:38
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Arkansas news headlines. The legislature talks about parole and the high cost of prisons. Money remains tight. Do pipeline advocates like them in Arkansas as much as Nebraska? Also: Lottery woes; Tom Cotton's double standard; a search for a 2-year-old; and charitable impulses.
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- Today in Arkansas: Looking for shoppers
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- 4:58
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley recaps the opening of Christmas shopping and other Arkansas news headlines on Monday, Dec. 1. The Fayetteville civil rights ordinance; a corporate push to limit lawsuits; Freethinkers; Dogpatch USA and the Duggars are covered.
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- Today in Arkansas: Here come the brides
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- 5:48
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A big marriage equality ruling tops the agenda as Max Brantley talks about news headlines in Arkansas on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Also an end to Martha Shoffner's prosecution; the state's trouble computer department; a good election in Fayetteville; a plea for homeless kids; and some important information on Thanksgiving feasts.
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- Today in Arkanas: We all live in Ferguson
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- 5:28
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Nov. 25 headlines: The aftermath of Ferguson; city runoff elections; Uber's battle in LR; Asa's administration; shakeup on the Capitol grounds; LR cops rap Mayor Stodola
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- Today In Arkansas: The new era
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- 4:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- More appointments from Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson lead the Monday, Nov. 24 Arkansas news summary by Max Brantley. Also: A bribing broker; lottery woes; more security for the Capitol; charity for Alice Walton and a hunt for a missing child.
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- Today in Arkansas: Waiting for Ferguson
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- 4:57
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with news Friday, Nov. 21. It's quiet in Arkansas as the country looks to Ferguson, Mo. But closer to home: Arkansans are outnumbered at UA, with Texans on the rise; immigration controversy; Hillary's campaign in waiting; Uber; unemployment, and a winning teacher.
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- Today in Arkansas: Holy Matrimony Doubleheader
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- 5:01
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley reports Arkansas news headlines Thursday, Nov. 20. Two court hearings on lawsuits challenging the same-sex marriage ban lead the agenda. Other topics: The Clinton Foundation, Walmart, Uber, Jonesboro politics, an Indian casino and Crystal Bridges art criticism.
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- Today in Arkansas: The Marriage Debate
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- 4:43
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- News headlines Wednesday, Nov. 19. Max Brantley talks about developments on the eve of arguments in gay marriage lawsuits; transition at the Capitol; almost-legal Uber; Beebe's pardon problem; a deadbeat dad, and dangerous duck calls.
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- Today in Arkansas: The Price of Justice
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- 4:49
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A lawsuit that alleges a campaign contribution influenced a judge's decision leads Max Brantley's news roundup on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Also: Political transition at the Capitol; the fight for better pre-K; Uber comes to town; in praise of Jean Gordon.
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- Today in Arkansas: Giving thanks for Clinton Library
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- 4:51
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Arkansas news Monday, Nov. 17. The Clinton Library birthday and hard facts on its Little Rock impact top the news. Also: Nursing homes and minorities; private prisons; crime in Little Rock; a Crystal Bridges departure; car thefts; an oily street; the snow that wasn't.
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- Today in Arkansas: Happy Clinton Center birthday
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- 4:51
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with Arkansas news Friday, Nov. 14. Topics: Big names are talking about the Clinton Administration; the Senate reorganizes; Mike Huckabee's bad companion; the Beebe pardons; a threat to UA; breastfeeding at school; drink up at the Mansion.
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- Today in Arkansas: Budget woes
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- 5:37
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- It's Nov. 14, don't believe what Max Brantley says on this roundup of Arkansas news. Topics: Asa's budget dilemma; Tom Cotton; the Little Rock police; a Clinton Library birthday; the passing of a giant, Bill Bowen.
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- Today in Arkansas: Senate intrigue
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- 4:46
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Max Brantley with news Wednesday, Nov. 12. He looks to a leadership fight in the state Senate; the state ethics law; a rebuff to the Fayetteville Chamber on its opposition to gay rights; poor staffing at Walmart and nursing homes; and pardon news.
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- Today in Arkansas: A Veterans Tribute
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- 5:45
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Senior editor Max Brantley on Tuesday, Nov. 11, rememers same favorite veterans. Other news today: The lesson of Kansas; the emerging ethics law; Uber beats LR; Helena schools; guns in school; race and the police.
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- Today in Arkansas: Martha Shoffner does it again
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- 5:54
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Senior editor Max Brantley with news headlines Monday, Nov. 10. Former treasurer Martha Shoffner was in federal court today and, for the second time,she bungled a plea bargain hearing. Other topics: A legiislative pay raise; an earned income tax credit; Mike Huckabee's dual role as Fox commentator and potential candidate; lotteries; Uber, pot-bellied pigs.
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- Today in Arkansas: Obamacare is on the line
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- 4:47
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Senior editor Max Brantley on Friday, Nov. 6 with news of election exit polling (bad); Obamacare (bad); Arkansas legislature (bad); marriage equality (mixed); Fayetteville civil rights (mixed) and other stuff. Plus a wardrobe note.
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- Today in Arkansas: Asa goes to work
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- 4:11
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Senior Editor Max Brantley with news Thursday, Nov. 6. Asa Hutchinson's gubernatorial team takes shape, but he avoids the hard questions. Ethics is on the agenda. David Koon lifts losers' spirits. And Uber says to hell with the law and starts operating in Little Rock.
