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KUAR's Week-In-Review: Medicaid, Prisons, Schools & A Big Announcement Expected Soon

KUAR Week-In-Review Podcast.
Michael Hibblen

The top story this week: Gov. Asa Hutchinson lays out a seven-point plan to continue the state's participation in the Medicaid expansion through the private option, though officials also resume sending cancellation notices to those who didn't respond to verification request.

The KUAR news staff also discusses the state's inmate population reaching an all-time high, while legislators consider ways to reduce the population, ongoing planning for a new school district in Jacksonville before a desegregation judge, and firm dates being announced for when economic development officials expect to learn if Arkansas gets a major military contract.

You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and catch our discussion of the top stories we cover each week.

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.
Sarah Whites-Koditschek is a former News Anchor/ Reporter for KUAR News and Arkansas Public Media.