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Executive director of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, said the region needs about $6 billion in transportation infrastructure improvements over the next 25 years.

Proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment would make citizen-proposed laws and constitutional amendments a fundamental right.

Michael Tilley covers a $140M Choctaw Casino expansion in Pocola, Baptist Health selling Fort Smith clinics, May sales tax gains and the city board's strategy session.

Michael Tilley discusses Lockheed Martin's F-35 jobs boost, a canceled Freedom Truck stop, NDA scrutiny and a push for hospital closure notice laws.

Rep. Aaron Pilkington discusses ARCC, a new trade association formed to shape Arkansas policy on AI and data center growth, with Talk Business & Politics' Roby Brock.

Talk Business & Politics' Michael Tilley breaks down Baptist Health's latest Fort Smith cuts, a new ACHE interim president, rising wages and the Bass Reeves Legacy Loop's revised path forward.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics breaks down Fort Smith's rising sales tax revenue, a crowded November ballot and the city's long-deferred water infrastructure crisis.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics breaks down Fort Smith's tense board vote on changing its form of government, airport traffic gains and early 2026 home sales numbers.

Talk Business & Politics' Michael Tilley joins Ozarks at Large to discuss the F-35 training center groundbreaking at Ebbing, Burnham Woods upgrades, a new UAFS manufacturing lab and the death of Judge Jim Spears.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics covers Baptist Health's Fort Smith cuts, Mercy hitting its $41M cancer center goal, strong sales tax numbers and a port grant.