Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.
Student housing continues to be a critical part of the broader conversation around housing in the city of Fayetteville, home to the state’s flagship university and over 34,000 students, as of Fall 2025.
Pearl McElfish of UAMS's Institute for Community Health Innovation discusses why Arkansas was one of just six states to improve prenatal care, and what still needs to happen to keep the momentum going.
Author Benjamin Hale discusses Cave Mountain, his new book linking his cousin's 2001 rescue in Newton County with a 1978 cult murder in the same Arkansas wilderness, at the Fayetteville Public Library on March 10.