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The state legislature yesterday continued considering changes to the Private Option in order for the Medicaid expansion to continue, at least for the remainder of the year, changes that Governor Mike Beebe doesn't necessarily agree with, though he does concede the amendments make the bill more pallatable to some politicians. And Crystal Bridges gets a new installation just in time for Valentine's Day.
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One researcher at the University of Arkansas has been taking a look at what would happen to the planet's surface vegetation if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rate through the end of the century.
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State legislators yesterday suggested several amendments that would allow the state's private option expansion of Medicaid to continue, and one of the state's circuit judges calls for a moratorium on building new prison facilities in Arkansas.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, March 26, 2016
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with House speaker designate Jeremy Gillam. Plus, we tour a compounding pharmacy in Johnson.
A bill to establish an independent commission to approve public enrollment charter schools in Arkansas has stalled. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has asked the state education department to strike an alternative. We also look at what’s trending nationally.
John Brummett, political columnist for the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette, talks to Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Businesz about the General Assembly’s body of work so far this session.
We continue our series of local chefs creating dishes inspired by our program. In honor of Fat Tuesday, we visit the kitchen of Maudie Schmidt to hear her spin on the beignet.
"Going to the Mardi Gras" by Professor Longhair
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says, weather permitting, the agenda is full this week of things to do.
"Sultry Sunset" by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
For our monthly roundup of visual arts opportunities, we meet three students included in a new exhibit at the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery on the University of Arkansas campus.