Pulaski County's jail experiment: The Week in Review, March 29, 2024

Arkansas Times' Week in Review Podcast

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This week, Benji and Matt Campbell discuss Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins' reality show TV (coming soon to Netflix!), the latest on the long-awaited #lecterngate audit and why you shouldn't accept Arkansas's projections for April 8 eclipse tourism at face value. Plus, Austin fills us in on a GOP primary runoff in Hope that's turning some southwest Arkansas Republican legislators against the governor's office.
Show Notes:

Pulaski County weighing options for handling sheriff’s seemingly illegal contract with TV producers
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/27/pulaski-county-weighing-options-for-handling-sheriffs-seemingly-illegal-contract-with-tv-producers

Republican infighting over south Arkansas legislative runoff continues, pitting Sanders against old-guard GOP

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/27/republican-infighting-over-south-arkansas-legislative-runoff-continues-pitting-sanders-against-old-guard-gop

‘Lecterngate’ audit is ready, but the public release date is still unknown
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/27/lecterngate-audit-is-ready-but-a-public-release-date-still-unknown

State’s estimates of 1.5 million eclipse tourists next month are shady at best
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/03/05/despite-states-claims-1-5-million-eclipse-tourists-unlikely-to-come-to-arkansas-next-month

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