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On today's show, Arkansas Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, discusses the state budget, LEARNS Act and funding legislation. A federal judge grants Northwest Arkansas poultry companies and Oklahoma a 90-day extension to reach an agreement on a plan to clean the Illinois River Watershed. Also, the Cherokee Nation and AT&T's new cell tower provides service to 1,000 people in eastern Oklahoma. Plus, an excerpt from the latest episode of "I Am Northwest Arkansas," the Militant Grammarian and more.
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On Ozarks at Large's daily news recap, Northwest Arkansas poultry companies and the state of Oklahoma are granted a 90-day extension to reach an agreement on a remediation plan for the Illinois River Watershed. Also, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders requests to secure a major disaster declaration after winter storm earlier this year. Plus, the Cherokee Nation and AT&T will celebrate a new cell tower tomorrow. The tower will provide service to 1,000 people in Delaware County in Oklahoma.
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On today's show, Cherokee Nation officials reveal plans for the tribal nation's drug treatment center. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' education overhaul is packed into 144-page Senate bill filed yesterday afternoon. Also, Arkansas Sen. John Boozman's "Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2021" has been introduced in Congress. Plus, the Arkansas Department of Transportation seeks comments on a highway project in Benton County, a University of Arkansas Professor tours with "Hamilton," and more.
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The Cherokee Nation unveiled its 17,000-square-foot drug treatment center in Tahlequah this past week. The center is made possible through the tribal nation's historic opioid settlement fund, and is one part of the Cherokee Nation's amended Public Health and Wellness Fund Act. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said nearly a third of the opioids distributed in Oklahoma in recent years were shipped to the Cherokee Nation.
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On today's show, the "We are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship" exhibition opens in Tahlequah. Plus, learning about Eliza Jane Ashley, was the executive chef at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion for 35 years. Plus, the musical comedy "Tootsie" opens at the Walton Arts Center tomorrow, and more.
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An exhibit exploring the enslavement of Africans and African-American people by the Cherokee Tribal Nation and current efforts to reconcile that history is on display at the Cherokee National History Museum in Tahlequah through April.
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Victoria Holland, a lawyer and member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee, headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, seeks to serve in the U.S. House of Representative as a tribal delegate, under a 1835 treaty agreement with the U.S. government. The Cherokee Nation, however, claims sole entitlement to the delegate seat.
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On today's show, the Cherokee Nation urges congress to seat Cherokee Delegate Kim Teehee in compliance with a historic treaty agreement. Plus, Roby Brock of Talk Business and Politics speaks with Republican Sen. Bart Hester of Cave Springs, and more.
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The Cherokee Nation, headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, has issued a mandate to Congress to seat Cherokee Delegate Kim Teehee in the U.S. House of Representatives, finally fulfilling an 1835 treaty agreement between both Nations. Teehee is Director of Cherokee Nation's Government Relations, and also served in the Obama administration.
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The Cherokee Nation signed the first transportation agreement between a tribe and the U.S. government. The Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program will allow the Cherokee Nation to oversee its own road construction and transportation projects.