<div><span>Benton County proposes an expansion of its jail to deal with crowding. Benton County Judge Barry Moehring, Benton County Sheriff Shawn Holloway and Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith are advocating for voters to approve a temporary sales tax for construction and a permanent sales tax for operation.</span></div>

Benton County proposes an expansion of its jail to deal with crowding. Benton County Judge Barry Moehring, Benton County Sheriff Shawn Holloway and Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith are advocating for voters to approve a temporary sales tax for construction and a permanent sales tax for operation.

A case for approving new taxes for the Benton County Jail expansion

The Speaking of Arkansas podcast features interviews with people who are driving and responding to change in Northwest Arkansas and, occasionally, the state as a whole. Its host is Greg Harton, editorial page editor of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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