When the Arkansas Legislature convened this week, lawmakers proposed and pondered long-term solutions to the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid. The changes considered were meant to make the program more palatable to some politicians. We learn more in this morning's Week in Review.
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Becca tells us that tickets for Les Miserables, which just opened at Rogers Little Theatre, have been in high demand.
Ahead on Ozarks: Michael Tilley from The City Wire helps us keep with the moving pieces in the puzzle that is the 2014 Arkansas election. Plus last-minute Valentine’s Day plans courtesy of Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers and Shannon Wurst explains one inspiration for writing love songs.
The latest edition of the University of Arkansas' Science Cafe will focus on biotechnology.
The ballot for Arkansas' 2014 election cycle is changing...again. Michael Tilley from, The City Wire discusses the latest changes.
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.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a movement in Fayetteville is encouraging residents to be kind to others, not just on Valentine's Day, but all year long. Plus, extremely cold temperatures and out of the ordinary snow storms have some wondering about climate change. We speak with one U of A researcher about global warming's effects on vegetation. And, two R&B divas perform in the region, Becca Martin Brown tells us what's up and more.
February is a month of compassion in Fayetteville. We hear this story of compassion from Kristina Andazola.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, April 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about traditional Native American ecological and cultural practices. Plus, we hear a roundtable discussion about recent political polling data for this year's statewide elections.
A Christmas snacks program for teens at the Rogers Public Library is at 6 p.m. tonight. Also, another performance of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville.
KUAF’s Mike Shirkey visited the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio along with his band the Block Street Pickers to perform for us. He also spoke about being honored by the Governor, his “house-parties” and more.
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“Good King Wenceslas” by Wynton Marsalis
Musician Kelly Mulhollan will perform at the Mount Sequoyah Retreat Center as part of the Music on the Mountain series at the start of the New Year. He visited the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio along with Effron White, the curator of the series, to have a conversation with us.
Members of the Last Night Fayetteville organizing committee have a rundown of events that evening, and other details that we need to know.
“Winter Song” by Sara Bareilles
