The Arkansas Lottery Commission reports the second straight year of declining revenue for the state's scholarship lottery. Rogers Public Schools officials remove a rule that implied a requirement for end of semester exams. And two Arkansas attorneys file a motion in federal court for a summary judgement in regards to the state's ban on same-sex marriages.
Ozarks At Large
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The Center for Business & Economic Research at the UA released a study on the economic impact of legalizing retail alcohol sales in three dry counties in Arkansas.
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The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank received support to the tune of $15,000 dollars from the ALCOA Foundation, and one economist looks at the potential economic impacts of the previously announced ArcBest expansion in Fort Smith.
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The second half of the month has all kinds of science opportunities for all ages in the area.
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Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, July 17, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we speak with the trumpeter of The Sons of Brasil. The Kansas City jazz band plays nothing but Latin music and will be in NWA this weekend. Plus, we join a program in progress as it encourages youngsters to read over the summer.
Turnpike Troubadours stop by George's to support their 2010 release.
FHS student David Farris reads his poem about his "third place."
"Harlem House" by Booker T. Jones
In early June, 14-year-old Fayetteville resident Jacob Elser will travel to Washington D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The University of Arkansas is thinking about preparing a working force more familiar with the environment. Our EnergyCorps correspondent Christina Thomas reports.
Job Corps is eyeing how the job market and the environment will be tied together in the 21st century. As Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net reports, the organization is training young workers for a new economy.