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.
The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith presents “South Pacific;” an indie rock show will play at a place called Paradigm Shift; the first of the Clayton Conversations at Clayton House; and finally, Elizabeth Cook will be at Second Street Live. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers asks - what other reasons do we need to take a trip to Fort Smith?
Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen spoke with Paul Haas, music director of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, about tomorrow’s Masterworks concert, and the challenging pieces it’ll feature.
“Winter Bones” by Stars
Our math expert Dr. Chaim Goodman-Strauss sheds light on the significance of the year 2012.
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is deciding whether to destroy or preserve remaining relics of an early 1900s summer resort built in a spring-fed forested valley south east of Rogers—now mostly submerged beneath Beaver Reservoir. (Photo courtesy: Rogers Historical Museum)
“Smile When the Raindrops Fall” by The Bear Hunters
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses Arkansan politicians’ reactions to President Barack Obama’s rejection of the current KeystoneXL pipeline project, the closure of Huntington Foam’s Fort Smith plant, and more.
“Plink, Plank, Plunk” by Leroy Anderson
