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The state of Arkansas launched a task force last year to investigate the growing number of food deserts across the state. Last month, state and local leaders met in Little Rock to discuss the issue. Solutions are being implemented, but work is still left to do as all 75 Arkansas counties grapple with at least one food desert.

The Center for Democracy & Technology, a nonprofit that promotes digital rights, published a study that examines the role of new technology like Artificial Intelligence in the classroom. The group is raising concerns about student monitoring and content blocking.

On this week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal report, host Paul Gatling talks with CEI Engineering Associates CEO Jeff Geurian. Also, AQ Chicken House experiences a rival.

On today's show, a new nationwide study is raising concerns about the use of technology in the classroom, particularly AI. Plus, new editions of The NWA Business Journal and Sound Perimeter.

Today on The Outline: The draft for a proposed constitutional amendment to protect the Freedom of Information Act in Arkansas is being released. Also, Alice Walton is making grants to other museums to help them attract new visitors. Plus, UofA Chancellor Robinson delivers "State of the University."

Increasing white-tailed deer herds are causing both wonder and worry in towns and cities on the Arkansas Ozarks. We gather insight from state and local deer experts.

Arkansas 211, headquartered at United Way of Northwest Arkansas, is a three-digit number that connects anyone in the state to human services. Callers can gain information about all kinds of human resources as well as government programs, agencies and utilities through the service. Doordash has recently partnered with United Way and other nonprofits to help get food to people in need.

On this week's episode of Talk Business and Poiltics, Michael Tilley discusses a conversation he had with Sen. John Boozman regarding a new pilot training center at Fort Chaffee. Also, Tilley talks about a deep dive the publication took into pay discrepancies between public officials in Fort Smith.

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette's Becca Martin Brown brings you this weekend's events including an outdoor Taylor Swift concert movie in Mountain View and a Bigfoot conference in Enola.

Arkansas State University in Jonesboro recently announced a new scholarship program that aims to provide free tuition to a majority of Arkansans. KASU's Marty Scarbrough spoke to university Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields about the new A-State Promise Plus scholarship program.