
Ozarks At Large


Another ballot initiative group is moving forwarrd with petitions after the state's attorney general approved the wording of its measure, which would raise the minimum wage in Arkansas to $8.50. Booneville Community Hospital starts the new year with a new name and new management. Fayetteville is set to be recognized as a compassionate city. Thirteen Arkansas counties are declared disaster areas after the early December ice and snow storm. And with a budget set, the Sebastian County Quorum Court and Fort Smith Board of Directors agree on amenities to be placed in the future Ben Geren Aquatics Park.


On this first Monday of the first month of the year, we have the first installment in a monthly series looking more closely at the number of that month. Edmond Harris, math professor at the University of Arkansas, spoke with Christina Thomas about the importance of the number 1.

Arkansas Revenue totals for December came in above forecast, though state finance officials say that the increase is largely due to early deposits of securities fees. Governor Mike Beebe offers his thoughts on the landscape of Arkansas politics at the onset of his final year as governor. And, the Sebastian County Quorum Court and Fort Smith city board of directors will meet tonight to discuss amenities for the Ben Geren Aquatics Park.


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.
Author Megan Bergman talks to Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen about her book “Birds of a Lesser Paradise,” a collection of short stories that was just cited by the Huffington Post as a must-read.
“Hoodoo Zephyr” by John Adams
Author Kristen Iversen’s new book Full Body Burden is a memoir about living in the shadow of a nuclear weapons plant once designated “the most contaminated site in America.”
Seventy of Arkansas’ 75 counties under a burn ban; Governor Mike Beebe to decide about Medicaid expansion in Arkansas under the federal health care overhaul before next year’s legislative session; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“The Fishin’ Hole” by Andy Griffith
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks to Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Robert Brown to discuss the effect of financial donations from interest groups on judicial elections in the state.
“Every Direction is North” by El Ten Eleven
The organizers of the Museum of the Hardwood Tree are working hard to honor the importance of the most important raw material in the development of Arkansas.
“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” by Glenn Miller Orchestra