Arkansas Government

Karen Baker was sworn in earlier this month as the chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, but drama around personnel and Freedom of Information Act requests have led to power struggles.

On today's show, we’ll learn more about drama at the state’s highest court. Also, a researcher investigates whether there is water on Mars. Plus, Roy Reed discusses the adrenaline rush of writing on a deadline.

On today's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal report, Roby Brock hosts an informal exit interview with Lorie Tudor, who will retire from her position as director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation in January.

Anjanette Anjel, Republic of the Marshall Islands new Consul General, headquartered in Springdale, said her mission is to assist legally-present Marshallese migrants in Arkansas as well as those residing across the continental U.S.

This week’s collection of Pryor Center archives covers longtime parliamentarian for the Arkansas House of Representatives, Tim Massanelli.

On today's show, we hear about a new Consul General for the Republic of the Marshall Islands who is based in northwest Arkansas. Also, Pryor Center archives this week give us an insight into a longtime Arkansas Parliamentarian. Plus, a new Sound Perimeter from Lia Uribe.

This week’s collection of Pryor Center archives covers the career of Steve Clark, the longest-serving attorney general in Arkansas history.

When you think of iconic city flags, perhaps you think of Chicago, St. Louis or Denver. But there are plenty of city flags that are worth discussing across Arkansas.

This week’s collection of Pryor Center archives recounts the day the governorship shifted from Jim Guy Tucker to Mike Huckabee. Randy Dixon shares archival recordings of Huckabee discussing the day and the drama that entailed.

This November, Arkansas elected its first Latina state representative. Diana Gonzales Worthen will represent District 9, which is also Arkansas’ first majority Latino district. Representative-Elect Gonzales Worthen joined Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore in the Bruce and Ann Applegate New Studio 2 last week to discuss her journey into politics and what motivated her to become engaged locally.