Ahead on Ozarks:the gavel has come down to begin a special session of the Arkansas Legislature. Chris Hickey reports on the opening afternoon of a session dedicated to solving, if only temporarily, a projected spike in insurance rates for public school employees in the state. Plus: our usual Friday conversations with Michael Tilley from The City Wire and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers. And Antoinette Grajeda tries to discover the lure of following festivals for one retailer who is selling her wares right now at Mulberry Mountain for the Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival.
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Fayetteville voters vote in favor of one cent sales tax renewal, a four-year federal investigation into drug trafficking and corruption in the Arkansas Delta comes to an end, area schools receive checks from the organizers of Chile Pepper Cross-Country Festival, and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Wayne Bell of www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses some of the songs that made it to the list.
“Hey Ya” by Outkast
Kevin Kinder from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers spoke with architect Moshe Safdie, who designed Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, for an upcoming story. He gives us a preview.
Last summer, the Obama administration ordered ICE Agents to not go after unauthorized young people. We talk with legal experts about the new federal policy and visit with Fayetteville resident Jonathan Chavez, a UofA opera student who faces possible deportation.
Last week, University of Arkansas’ Student Sustainability Council launched an awareness drive regarding the U of A’s No Impact Competition and sustainability in general. The competition is open to all University of Arkansas students, staff and faculty members.
