Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas speaks with blogger Michael Cook about Lt. Governor Mark Darr's resignation.Ozarks At Large
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas speaks with blogger Michael Cook about Lt. Governor Mark Darr's resignation.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.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, making inroads in the battle against lung cancer in Arkansas. After years of steady increases, the rate is dropping in the state. Plus shifts in the testing for a GED certificate in Arkansas, and a closer listen to one of the bands scheduled to appear at the 2014 edition of Wakarusa.
In this month's music review, we listen to "Waiting for the Dawn" by The Mowgli's who will perform at Wakarusa this June. Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is still more to be learned about the Stieglitz collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Though Arkansas is still 30% above the rest of the nation, the state is finally seeing declining rates when it comes to new lung cancer diagnoses and moralities due to lung cancer. We hear from Dr. Gary Wheeler with the Arkansas Department of Health.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Springdale claims the lead in job creation for Arkansas, plus a story of moving from small-town Arkansas to post-punk fame: this week’s edition of Arkansongs highlights the career of Beth Ditto…and in about six minutes, an update on the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas now that the calendar has turned.
Sabrina Billings, an Assistant Professor with the department of African and African American Studies at the University of Arkansas, has spent years researching her new book Language and Globalization in the Making of a Tanzanian beauty Queen.
When it comes to short term job growth, Springdale is leading the pack in Arkansas, witnessing 7500 new jobs in the last four years. We speak with Bill Rogers VP of Communications with Springdale Chamber of Commerce to find. Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, March 31, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a preview of an upcoming grief seminar for bereaved parents. Also, Fort Smith releases an annual report on its homeless community.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about the upcoming Art of Wine Festival and more.
Rogers Municipal Airport gets a federal grant to upgrade its taxiway; the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to close nine offices serving farmers in Arkansas; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Every Direction is North” by El Ten Eleven
The world’s largest retailer held its annual shareholders’ meeting this morning. Jacqueline Froelich talks about the associates and shareholders concerned about bribery allegations against Walmart’s Mexico operations.
Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar reports from inside the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville about the glitzy celebrity-studded show that was this year’s Walmart Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
Ozarks at Large intern Jon Schleuss gives us an update from the Wakarusa Music Festival being held at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark.
“South” by A Cursive Memory
