The latest from the Arkansas General :Assembly, including details on the second gubernatorial veto in as many weeks, a failed plan to raise the state's minimum wage and a local city's opposition to a bill regarding franchise agreements for video service providers.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks: the latest conversations about medicaid's future in Arkansas. Roby Brock talks to Bo Rile, the president of the Arkansas Hospital Association about the possible economic implications of Medicaid expansion and John Burris, the chairman of the House Public Health Committee about the legislative fate of Medicaid expansion. Plus a pretty good deal this month at a local farmer's market.
Joe Alessi will be the guest trombone artist during a performance with the University of Arkansas Wind Ensemble tonight at the Walton Arts Center.Governor Beebe, a Democrat, issues his second veto of the legislative session after the GOP-controlled legislature passes another, more restrictive abortion bill. State revenues are up, but officials say that the totals are only above forecast for the time being. And, a local state lawmaker moves forward with his plan to cut taxes for members of the military.
Becca tells us about a pair of symphonic concerts happening tonight in Fayetteville and Fort Smith.
Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie "Prince" Billy made a gorgeous album of duets when they released The Letting Go in 2006. Both children of the 1970s, they grew up hearing the close harmonies of the Everly Brothers on the radio. In What the Brothers Sang, just released on Drag City, the duo pays tribute to these early superstars of rock and pay homage to the great American songbook.
Link: The Making of What the Brothers SangThe Al-Islam Students Association will hold the seminar, "Muhammad-Messenger of Peace" this Thursday in Giffels Auditorium on the University of Arkansas campus. Organizers say that the event is one in a larger series of seminars. We speak with three of the event's organizers.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas speaks with Bo Ryall, president of the Arkansas Hospital Association, to discuss the possible economic impact of expanded Medicaid in the state. He also speaks with state representative John Burris about last week's news regarding the state's Medicaid system.Ahead on Ozarks: how a proposed voter ID law could affect Arkansans, insects' place in poetry, plus a conversation with the local fantasy author of Small Things.Becca Martin Brown gives us the scoop on this evening's happennings, including music at the NWA Showcase Theater and the University of Arkansas, as well as an architecture lecture at the U of A.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks: An unusually significant Tuesday as the health care exchange goes live in Arkansas today and the rhetoric in Washington, DC escalates as the federal government comes to a halt. John Brummett will talk to Roby Brock about a particularly contentious time in politics. Plus, what the government shutdown means for Beaver Lake, and the muralist Maser leaves a multi-colored mark on Springdale.
In this week's week in review, Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis looks back at legislative stories, both at that local and state levels.
Thursday is Arkansas Clarinet Day. As part of the celebration, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will host internationally acclaimed clarinetist Guy Yehuda. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with him prior to his recital and master class.
The University of Arkansas Fort Smith's latest selection for the "Read This" program is the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon.
Claudia Burson sits down at the Mary Baker Ramsey Steinway to play an original compostion for KUAF's Robert Ginsberg.
With all of the acts announced for this year's Wakarusa music festival on Mullberry Mountain, Kevin Kinder of NWA Newspapers gives us his thoughts on this year's lineup.
