Friday, June 15, 2012
Week in Review Podcast The Old Fogey Edition
Posted by Lindsey Millar on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Bass Pro Shops to Otter Creek, the State Fair, the Farm Bureau and Lake Maumelle, a new severance tax study, Dustin McDaniel’s announcement, the run-off election results, the new Razorback uniforms and more — this week on the podcast.
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ExxonMobil has a plan for Lake Maumelle watershed
May 22, 2013The line is open. Leslie Newell Peacock hopes to follow directly with a little something about a meeting today of Little Rock, Central Arkansas Water, ExxonMobil and other people over the Pegasus pipeline that runs through 18 miles of CAW's watershed, including along the shore of Lake Maumelle, the region's water supply. /more/
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The death and taxes open line
May 16, 2013The line is open. Closing out: * THERE THE GOP GOES AGAIN: The Arkansas Republican Party is in all-out assault mode on U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, today pounding him for saying seven years ago that he supported permanent repeal of the estate tax (dishonestly called a "death tax" by the Republicans) but joining in recent bipartisan approval of what is now a dramatically lower estate tax. /more/
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State gets $5.1 million for Medicaid in settlement over adulterated drugs
May 14, 2013Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has announced that Arkansas will get $5.1 million, including federal matching funds, for its Medicaid program as part of the $500 million settlement of a lawsuit against Ranbaxy, a drug manufacturer in India that provided subpar generic drugs. /more/
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TGIF line is open
May 3, 2013It's Friday. You're on. /more/
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The open line
May 2, 2013Maryland has repealed the death penalty, the 18th state to do so. Same governor, Martin O'Malley, signed legislation to legalize gay marriage. /more/
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Exxon pipeline in watershed prompts meeting — Exxon a no-show
May 2, 2013Government officials and others came together today in Little Rock to discuss the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline, currently shut down on account of the Mayflower rupture, which runs through 13 miles of the Lake Maumelle watershed. /more/
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Morning notes: Clinton library, protection for Lake Maumelle
April 24, 2013Some morning odds and ends: * BIPARTISANSHIP IN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES: The Dallas Morning News includes an op-ed from Skip Rutherford on the cooperative nature of presidential library planning. /more/
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Will Mayflower ever be the same after the Exxon spill?
April 11, 2013It's all fun and games until the world's richest corporation spills 200,000 gallons of goop in your backyard. /more/
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Mayflower oil spill: The hand of God?
April 9, 2013Ernie Dumas writes this week on the Mayflower oil spill, beginning by musing, a la Pat Robertson/Jerry Falwell/etc., whether a divine hand might have had an influence. /more/
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McDaniel presses Exxon on oil spill info
April 4, 2013Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is pressing Exxon Mobil for information on the devastating oil spill in Mayflower. /more/
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