Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 05.17.22 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith

Published May 17, 2022 at 7:59 AM CDT

— A new poll from the University of Texas at Tyler and the Dallas Morning News finds that 53% of Texas voters are against striking down Roe v-Wade.
— The U-S Supreme Court has struck down a federal limit on how much elected officials can be reimbursed for loaning money to their political campaigns.
— A Louisiana State Senate committee has rejected a plan to phase out a temporary sales tax over three years.
— Gas prices have hit all-time highs across the nation.

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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.

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