Roby Brock talks to the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, to talk about Arkansas' election year.Ozarks At Large
Roby Brock talks to the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, to talk about Arkansas' election year.The Arkansas House yesterday finally secured the required supermajority to pass the appropriations bill for the Private Option expansion of Medicaid. And, state revenue comes in below forecast for February.
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.One of the country's best songwriters comes to Walton Arts Center.
Dayton Castleman's multi-media installation titled "Coin" will soon be on display at Fort Smith Regional Art Museum.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, talked to House Speaker Davy Carter this weekend about the continuing negotiations over funding the private option.The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department continues to deal with iced-over highways across the state, while an annual tree-planting event gears up for this year's event set for this weekend.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, several Arkansas towns have been identified by the University of Arkansas to participate in a sustainability report card program. We speak with Michelle Halsel, managing director of the Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas to find out about the program. Plus, the idea of Southern Art History; how we talk about it depends on how we define it.Friday the University of Arkansas hosted a science and engineering fair with participants from school districts in fifteen surrounding counties.
Roby Brock has plenty of financial numbers for Arkansas-based businesses in his regular weekly recap.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how members of clergy, support organizations and a T-shirt maker are helping spread relief to towns devastated by Sunday's tornadoes, and information about how anyone else can aid recovery efforts.
Thanks to the donation of 37 acres of land along the banks of the Illinois River, Siloam Springs will own the first kayak park in the state.
Though state and federally managed caves have been closed for a few years to prevent spread of the disease fatal to bats, a few cases have been confirmed in northern Arkansas.
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, gives a tour of the history of the use of the suffix –gate to identify scandals.
“Dear Heathcliff” by Ikuko Kawai
Bill Halter steps out of the 2014 race for Arkansas governor, leaving Mike Ross as the sole Democrat in the race. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that Arkansans have a shorter life expectancy than the national average. And several highway projects announced last week by the Arkansas Highway Transportation Department will eventually become part of Interstate 49, but when that will happen is still to be determined.
"I Have Made Mistakes" by The Oh Hello's
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas the state's jobless rate, homes sales and more in his weekly business news recap.
"Drain You" by Horse Feathers
