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February 13 News Roundup + Jared Goldsmith Interview

This week, co-hosts Molly-Jo Tilton and JB Smith take a look at Waco’s new landfill, how local students are dealing with crackdowns on ICE walkouts and a preview of early voting for the March 3 primaries.

Plus, JB sits down with McLennan County Elections Administrator, Jared Goldsmith, about how to prepare for the March 3 primaries.

This weekly show is produced by KWBU in partnership with the Waco Bridge. 

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Molly-Jo Tilton joined KWBU in 2024 as the station's Multimedia Reporter. She covers all things Waco for KWBU, from City Council to the local arts scene. Her work has appeared on The Texas Standard and NPR's All Things Considered.
Before joining The Waco Bridge in February as editor-in-chief, J.B. Smith had 33 years of Texas journalism experience, most of it as local government reporter and managing editor at the Tribune-Herald. He has won numerous statewide awards for enterprise journalism, including a series on migrant deaths on the Mexico border. A Sulphur Springs native and Southwestern University graduate, he is grateful for the opportunity to build a nonprofit newsroom in his adopted hometown of Waco.