NWA TechFest , set to happen next week in Fayetteville, has changed much over the years. We talk to one of the event's organizers about its evolution.
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Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, offers a preview of this weekend's film festival in Eureka Springs.

Legislators yesterday heard about the progress of the Private Option rollout in the state, while Governor Mike Beebe offered his thoughts on consequences to the state's budget if the legislature decides to gut the program in the coming fiscal session.



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Though the plans are in the early stages, The University of Arkansas Fort Smith may begin offering its first Master's degree in a few years.

The Joint Budget Committee of the Arkansas LEgislature hears from Arkansas Department of Human Services regarding funding for the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid, while a new Talk Business Arkansas-Hendrix College poll suggests that Arkansans are supportive of the program. And, Crawford County officials are hopeful that voters will be supportive of a sales tax increase that would fund construction and operation of a new county jail.
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Friday, June 6, 2014
Ahead on this busy Friday edition of Ozarks, from Pharrell to Harry Connick Jr; celebrities took the stage this morning in Fayetteville for the Walmart Shareholders meeting, where there were also a few business items discussed. And, we take a trip along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a controversial swine breeding operation began business.
A recently-developed non-profit agency has an even newer place to call home. For more information, visit www.FeedFayetteville.org.
A new study shows Benton and Washington counties are the two healthiest in the state. Plus the Arkansas Legislature gets closer to a Medicaid proposal.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about a campaign developing to allow for liquor sales in Crawford County as well as the latest snag for the proposed Sebastian County Aquatic Park.
Spring makes the Ozarks and Ouachita Mountains pop. We get tips about how and where to hike.
The weather for the fourth day of spring break suggests indoor activities. Inside or out, Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has some suggestions.
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