With just over two weeks before Election Day, I took part in AETN’s Arkansas Week largely to discuss actions taken by the Arkansas Supreme Court. Five of the seven judges are challenging charges by the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission which said the court failed to give notice or an opportunity to respond to Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen when they said he could no longer hear execution-related cases. The drama started in April 2017 when Griffen was photographed taking part in an anti-death penalty demonstration outside the Governor’s Mansion. We also discussed a ruling by the state’s high court disqualifying a tort reform proposal which was to be considered by voters next month.
The first half of the program featured a debate with a supporter and an opponent of a proposal to raise the state’s minimum wage. Then I joined Hoyt Purvis and Heather Yates for the round-table discussion. The embedded video below is set to start at the second half of the program.
Director of Public Affairs at Arkansas PBS, 36-year broadcasting veteran, photographer, interested in radio, TV and railroad history, author and host of the book and podcast series Rock Island Railroad in Arkansas.
