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KUAR's Weekly Podcast: A New Budget, Broadway Bridge's Snag, LRSD & Charters and Remembering Ben Fry

KUAR Week-In-Review Podcast.
Michael Hibblen

  • The governor releases a $5.3 billion budget but it's all up in the air with the issue of Medicaid expansion still unresolved.
  • Getting to the other side of the road, the replacement of the Broadway Bridge in downtown Little Rock hits a highwater snag.
  • The LRSD braces for even more charter school expansion. The Pulaski County Special School District and Helena-West Helena School District prepare for a return to local control.
  • It was a tough week for the Arkansas public radio family, our long time general manager and friend Ben Fry passed away at the age of 54. We'll share what he meant to us and to public radio. 
Karen Tricot Steward was a News Anchor, Reporter and Content Development Director for UA Little Rock Public Radio.
Michael Hibblen was a journalist for KUAR News from May 2009 — December 2022. During his final 10 years with the station, he served as News Director. In January 2023, he was hired by Arkansas PBS to become its Senior Producer/ Director of Public Affairs.
Jacob Kauffman is a former news anchor and reporter for KUAR.