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Week In Review: Huckabee & Trump, Jacksonville Schools Tax, Milligan-Ethics, & DHS Pick

KUAR Week-In-Review Podcast.
Michael Hibblen

This week in Arkansas news:

  • A 9th place finish in Iowa puts former governor Mike Huckabee out of the Republican presidential contest. Where will his Arkansas supporters fall by March 1?
  • The rest of the field heads to New Hampshire while Donald Trump takes a detour to a "sold out" Barton Coliseum. He takes shots at Clinton and the "cheat" Cruz.
  • The brand new Jacksonville-North Pulaski County School District prepares for its first millage tax campaign.
  • Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan once again finds himself before the state Ethics Commission. 
  • The Hutchinson administration picks a new head of DHS and she's got experience from the genesis of the Affordable Care Act - Romneycare. The governor returns to Arkansas from a meeting with federal officials to negotiate limits to Medicaid expansion.
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.
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