
Ozarks At Large

A workshop this month in Fort Smith is designed to help candidates, and potential candidates, of all kinds learn more about the electoral process.
A Tom Bresh concert in the River Valley and the Waka Winter Classic in NWA are on Becca's music agenda this week.


Yesterday, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration officials yesterday outlined Governor Mike Beebe's budget priorities to state legislators. Funding for the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid could be in danger after a special election for state Senate yesterday. And the University of Arkansas Fort Smith is in the process of developing its its first Master's degree program.



Lineups for music festivals are just part of what to keep your eye on this week.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, Davy Carter, Speaker of the Arkansas House, talks with Roby Brock about the continuing process to decide funding for the Private Option. And Jim DePriest, a deputy Attorney General for Arkansas, explains how his office combats potential fraud against seniors.
Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com talks about three female artists with new albums.
Jean Button, Queen Mother of Fayetteville Mardi Gras, explains the origins of her crew’s float.
To hear and see more of the sights and sounds from this weekend’s parade, click here.
"Mardi Gras Mambo" by The Meters
On Friday, administrators from The Jones Center in Springdale announced they have recently received grants totaling more than $350,000.
The University of Arkansas continues to honor the memory of Silas Hunt, a pioneer for the campus.
Kevin Fitzpatrick, the director of director of the University of Arkansas’ Community and Family Institute, discussed the recent homeless population survey in northwest Arkansas.
“Liola’s Mele” by Sonny Chillingworth