In The Arena with Mindy McAlindon

1. Episode · Aug 21, 2026

   Are Arkansas’ Social Services Getting People Out Of Poverty? Mary Bentley on Fixing the System (opens the original)

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   Are Arkansas’ social services actually helping people escape poverty—or has a fragmented system unintentionally kept families trapped? In this episode, Mindy sits down with Mary Bentley, co-chair of the Arkansas House Hospital, Medicaid and Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee, to discuss a major proposed overhaul of the state’s workforce and social-service system. Bentley explains why she believes Arkansas needs to move away from disconnected programs and toward a wraparound system that conn

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2. Episode · Jul 28, 2026

   "Inside the White House: What Arkansas Leaders Learned About AI, Energy & National Security" (opens the original)

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   What happens when state lawmakers are invited inside the White House to discuss America's future? In this episode of In the Arena, Arkansas State Representative Mindy McAlindon takes viewers behind the scenes of the White House State Leadership Conference, where legislators met with officials from the White House, Department of Energy, FBI, Office of the National Cyber Director, and other federal agencies to discuss the future of America's energy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and econ

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