Civic Engagement

Sawyer Ray, a Fayetteville High School senior, became the first Arkansan elected president of American Legion Boys Nation. He'll be honored Thursday at Shelton Tucker Craft Post 27 in Fayetteville.

Get Loud Arkansas' Summer Youth Ambassador program has high school and college students volunteering, registering voters and building leadership skills across the state.

After Kala Rath found no ordinance permitting sheep in Fayetteville, she worked with City Council member Sarah Moore to change the urban agriculture code. The vote passed unanimously June 2.

Jennifer Waymack Standerfer of Arkansas Appleseed discusses her report on civic engagement, local reporting, party control of elections, and what democracy can look like in Arkansas.

The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute convened journalists and Northwest Arkansas residents in Fayetteville to discuss trust, local news and civic health.

With 77% of Arkansas races uncontested in 2024, a former candidate, a civic educator and a voter outreach organizer discuss what's keeping Arkansans from the polls.

On today's show, civic engagement advocates are hosting a Ballot Measures town hall in Fayetteville, and we hear about the benefits of community yoga classes.

Four University of Arkansas students are preparing a third draft of their proposal after two attorney general rejections as they push to add environmental protections to the Arkansas Constitution.

The League of Women Voters of Arkansas has published the 12th edition of Government in Arkansas, authored by Ouachita Baptist University professors Douglas and Margaret Reed and University of Arkansas professor John Davis. Executive Director Kristin Foster spoke with Ozarks at Large about the book's impact on our daily lives.

On today's show, we learn about The League of Women Voters of Arkansas' latest edition of its book, "Government in Arkansas." Also, a conversation with a local court reporter. Plus, The Medium's Brittany Johnson tells us how we can spend our weekend.