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We catch up with the last 24 and the next 24 hours. Tourism legislation passed this winter is now law, former Gov. Asa Hutchinson campaigns in Des Moines, Iowa, and Rogers Historical Museum honors a century of the Apple Blossom Festival.
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On today's show, a total solar eclipse is expected to bring in a record-number of tourists to Arkansas in 2024. Plus, Tyson Foods workers protest at a meatpacking plant in Van Buren, a new episode of "I Am Northwest Arkansas" and the Washington County Historical Society is set to commemorate the Battle of Fayetteville this weekend. Also, state measure cutting individual and corporate income taxes is signed into law.
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A total solar eclipse is set to make its way across Arkansas in 2024. Arkansas officials expect this to be one of the biggest tourism events in the state's history.
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Post-shutdown tourism numbers in Arkansas continue to improve. Michael Tilley, from Talk Business and Politics, goes over those numbers. He also discusses an attempt to bring a major retailer to Fort Smith and the next arrival in the Bakery District.
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Ozarks at Large's daily outline of what's happening includes the continuation of a lawsuit regarding Ivermectin use at a county jail, the continued run of the play "Sanctuary City" at TheatreSquared and another win for the Razorback baseball team.
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On today's show, as parents plan for the cost of childcare, they also account for wait lists for certain care centers. Also, a bathroom bill advances in the Arkansas Legislature, and an effort to support the state's technical and skilled labor force beings in Rogers. Plus, a new episode of "Sound Perimeter," KUAF's staff makes recommendations and more.
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On today's show, gambling revenue increases in Arkansas after online sports betting was made legal this past year. Plus, looking back on Lum & Abner through the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History. Also, hundreds of students protested the Arkansas LEARNS bill on Friday, the latest news from the state legislature, a podcast exploring Northwest Arkansas and more.
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A quick review of the news includes a proposal with bipartisan support that would allow Arkansas Lottery Scholarship recipients to direct the money toward vo-tech education.
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Tourism remains a driving economic force in Arkansas. As part of this week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report, Paul Gatling talks with Katherine Andrews, the director of the Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation.
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The tourism industry was among the hardest hit in Arkansas by the COVID-19 pandemic. Michael Tilley, with our partner Talk Business & Politics, said all across the state, the tourism industry appears to be bouncing back.