
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 Symphony of Northwest Arkansas has a classic program scheduled for its first concert of the season.
Entergy scrambles to restore power to Arkansans, the U.S. Department of Agriculture talks food insecurity, and UAMS finds disparities in mortality rates between whites and blacks.
“Tell Me (Clock Opera Remix)” by Au Revoir Simone
Hollywood has a ratings system, as does TV, but how does one determine whether a book or a play is appropriate for them or their family?
“Won't Be Me” by Vetiver
Sabrina McCormick from our content partner KTXK gives us an update on a documentary film about ragtime musician Scott Joplin.