
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.
Lincoln Consolidated School District’s new high school facility, opening next fall, was recently approved by the state board of education to operate as a charter school. But what exactly is a conversion public charter school?
“A Raven from King’s Landing” by Ramin Djawadi (A Game of Thrones)
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Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net updates us on last week’s business and politics news.
“Victory Does Not Make Us Conquerors” by Ramin Djawadi (A Game of Thrones)
The City of Fayetteville announces plans to pave a final section of dirt trail around Lake Fayetteville – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Four Fort Smith museums are coming together to launch a number of collaborative efforts starting next month. Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams reports.