
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.
The Free Weekly has been published for more than ten years. The publication has a new editor, a new tone and has attracted some attention for the changes.
Hear more from our conversation here.
"Robot" by The Futureheads
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Arkansas allows people past the traditional college-student age to keep discovering about topics that interest them.
"I Thing It's Going to Work Out Fine" by Ry Cooder
The latest edition of Bentonville's First Friday embraces a return to school for a theme.
Jodi Beznoska, the Vice-President of Communications at Walton Arts Center, says summer is over and the Walton Arts Center season begins a show-after-show run this week.
Dillard's, The CBS Evening News and more in our history capsule for September 2.