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On this week's episode, State Senate President Bart Hester discusses this month’s special session and says this will not be the last time the legislature takes up state income tax and the Freedom of Information Act.

On this week's edition, the Waters of Oklahoma and Arkansas (WOKA) Whitewater Park opens this weekend adding a new outdoor recreation destination to the region. Also, a possible debt-free pathway to a diploma at an Arkansas college.

On today's show, local rock-climbing stakeholder Dennis Nelms brings the sport to the forefront of outdoor recreation. Plus, an excerpt from the BeLOVEd Community podcast. Also, Candy Lee discusses performing music for young audiences.

On today's show, an education effort from the Runway Group and the Arkansas Farm Bureau highlights bicycle safety on rural roads. Plus, gravel cycling's recent rise in popularity and the unsafe road conditions forcing cyclists off the streets. Also, the Startup Crawl returns in September and how audio giant Klipsch got its start in Arkansas.

Startup Junkie's Startup Crawl is intended as a one-stop celebration of entrepreneurship spread across the Fayetteville Square.

Ten Black women business owners will graduate from the 2023 Women’s Economic Mobility Hub in October. Grantees in the cohort receive $5,000 and attend a six-month training program. Two of the cohort’s grantees are based Northwest Arkansas and Ozarks at Large’s Anna Pope met with one of them earlier this week.

On today's show, a grantee in the Women's Economic Mobility Hub speaks about her business and experience in the program. Plus, the Bentonville Public Library expansion is underway, local music and a conversation with current GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson about his efforts to qualify for the first party debate.

A recent crowd-sourcing fundraiser inspired by Maxine Miller, the founding owner of the legendary Maxine's Tap Room, was a record breaker for the University of Arkansas' FundRAZOR platform.

On today's show, a former Eureka Springs tourist motel is converted into apartments to offer more affordable housing. Plus, an Arkansas lawmaker reconsiders a cryptocurrency mine law he initially supported, local music events and more.

Bentonville software firm Nuqleous received a $26 million investment from Blue Ladder Capital, a Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm.