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KASU News: Arkansas Pharmacy Rule, Education Rights Amendment, and A-State vs. Iowa State

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Today's headlines from KASU News for Monday, September 23, 2024, include new dispensing fee rules for Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Arkansas, the Arkansas Attorney General clearing an education rights proposal to gather signatures for the 2026 ballot, and a recap of Arkansas State's football game against Iowa State.

Other stories cover a $1.6 billion contract for the state's prison healthcare, efforts to ensure voter information accuracy for the upcoming election, a call to halt a Missouri execution by the NAACP, and various legal developments including the arrest of a man for reckless burning and the plea deal for Circuit Judge Elect Doug Brimhall.

Additionally, Jonesboro police dealt with a drunk driving incident involving a pickup truck crashing into an apartment building, and Eastern Craighead County faces service interruptions due to courthouse construction.

00:30 Arkansas Takes Action Against PBMs

01:33 Arkansas Approves $1.6 Billion Prison Medical Contract

01:59 Education Rights Amendment Efforts in Arkansas

02:57 Ensuring a Smooth Election Day: Voter Information and Equipment Testing

04:32 NAACP Urges Clemency for Marcellus Williams

05:18 Murder Trial for Young Dolph's Accused Killer Begins

05:38 Deadly Vehicle Pileup on Highway 67

06:18 Judge Doug Brimhall's Plea Deal and Charges

07:00 Drunk Driver Crashes into Jonesboro Apartment

07:34 Craighead County Service Interruptions and Construction Updates

08:10 Iowa State Dominates A-State in College Football

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A Northeast Arkansas native from Wynne, I’ve been involved with radio for about 15 years. I got my Bachelor of Arts degree from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, where I also served as an award-winning News Director for 2 years at KSWH-LP.