In the second of our series on the launch of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, we look at our state’s unique approach to Medicaid expansion.
For more information visit Arkansas Health Connector at http://hbe.arkansas.gov
Ozarks At Large
In the first of our five-part series on the deployment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Jacqueline Froelich explains how the law will work in Arkansas.
On this special Roots Festival Edition of Ozarks from the Fayetteville Public Library, the Del McCourry Band, Iris DeMent and Joe Crookston play some tunes for our live studio audience. And we learn about the burgeoning craft brewery scene in NWA and more.
Ahead on Ozarks: from the archives, excerpts from an interview with the recently deceased Mariam McPartland, recorded in Fayetteville in 1990. Plus, the Cooperative Emergency Outreach moves into a new building after temporarily closing last fall. And, an update on White Nose Syndrome; the fungus that causes the disease has been found in Arkansas.
Becca Martin Brown’s daughter will participate in the Second Northwest Arkansas Angel’s Pageant in Bentonville.
A mother-daughter duo turned a hobby into a business, then turned a need into an economic incubator. Christina Thomas has more on the locally made clothing line From Jane.Robert Ginsburg talked to Marian McPartland when she visited Fayetteville in 1990.
In late July federal and state wildlife authorities announced a fungus which is killing cave-dwelling bats across the eastern U.S. has been detected in a private cave in Baxter County and at Devils Den State Park west of Winslow. We take a field trip to learn the implications. 
Dozens of people attended a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning at Cooperative Emergency Outreach's new location at 1649 E. Huntsville in Fayetteville.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about retailers early plans for the holiday season and a change in responsibilities for Fort Smith's city administration.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, the Affordable Care Act and the Marshalese population of Northwest Arkansas: Jacqueline Froelich has that report. Plus, the Rock City Times is Arkansas' second most unreliable news source. We'll talk to Greg Henderson, the man behind the satirical news site.
A new program is being introduced at Bentonville Public Schools. The program puts bicycles in each of the district's elementary, middle and junior high schools.
Wayne Bell offers annual survival tips for Black Friday on our program. This year his advice is to wait.
Governor Mike Beebe details his plans to cut the state's grocery tax, a fun run is scheduled near Eureka Springs on Thanksgiving Day, and the Razorback cross country teams end their seasons while the Razorback volleyball team plays its final home games of its season.
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Roby Brock from Talk Business discusses the 89th General Assembly voting in its first Republican House Speaker Elect since Reconstruction, as well as other political and business news from around the state.
Patients at the Booneville Human Development Center have an important job to do. They make rugs as part of the center's Rugs Project, which brought in more than $8,000 through craft fair sales just last month.
