“Like railways two centuries ago and electricity 100 years ago, broadband internet access today has become a critical piece of infrastructure, igniting economic growth, improving health outcomes, enhancing agricultural output, and advancing the educational experience of our children,” Howie said in a press release.

Glen Howie who comes from the Louisiana Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity and will lead the state’s broadband expansion. In 2023, state employees will be expected to pay $172 a month, while public school employees will be expected to pay $221 a month, according to a spreadsheet provided by Bleed.Ī new broadband director has been named for Arkansas.

The board also approved changing the monthly payments made by members on the plan. Now like I said, we will have a wellness program in the future and I certainly look forward to bringing it to the Board of Finance,” Bleed said. “Going forward, we will not have a difference in our rates for those who meet wellness requirements and those who do not, at least for the time being. The State Board of Finance on Monday unanimously voted in favor adopting new rates proposed by the Employee Benefits Division (EBD).ĭirector of the EBD Jake Bleed said one change is dropping a wellness program requirement. So with this test, it’s not a replacement for the normal screening that you would get with your physicians, but this is a supplement of deeper cancers that we don’t screen for at all.”Ĭhanges to Arkansas’ health insurance plan for state employees and public school employees have been approved. And so, about 71% of cancer deaths are actually from cancers that we don't screen at all for. “But the deep-seated cancers like pancreatic, ovarian, and esophageal, we don’t have any screening. “In general, we only screen for about four to five cancers in the U.S.-the most common ones,” Mohart said in an interview with KUAR News.

John Mohart, president of Mercy communities, said the test uses advanced sequencing to look for tumor DNA in the bloodstream. The Galleri, which is a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test, was created by a California-based health care company called GRAIL. The Galleri test can indicate early signs of more than 50 types of cancers, including aggressive types like pancreatic, ovarian, and esophageal, which oftentimes have no warning signs Bradley Minnick, producer, Arts & Letters Radio Michael Hibblen, news director and Vanessa McKuin, development director.A new blood test being offered at Mercy Health Systems in Arkansas can be used to detect early signs of cancer. From left: Nathan Vandiver, interim general manager Daniel Breen, All Things Considered host Sarah Kellogg, Morning Edition host J. In the photo top right, the KUAR staff collect their award for Best Radio Station. This honor is especially nice because it’s from the people in our region who rely on this service day in and day out.” “As a listener-supported service of UA Little Rock – whether that’s news from central Arkansas, Washington D.C., or anywhere in the world, or the insightful interviews of “ Arts & Letters,” the differences in generational thinking presented by “ Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” or the best country music you haven’t heard of on “ Not Necessarily Nashville,” – KUAR will always focus on finding the best content, and fair and accurate information that helps our listeners. KUAR has previously won Best Radio Station in the Times’ poll six times and has placed as a runner-up for several five years. This year’s winners were announced Thursday, June 27, at the Albert Pike Masonic Center in Little Rock. Readers vote for their favorites in more than 100 categories. “I have to feel that it’s a reflection of the hard work and listener-focused mission of NPR and KUAR working together to provide the best possible information for the country and our central Arkansas community.”įor over 20 years, the Best of Arkansas issue has been the Arkansas Times’ largest issue of the year. “It’s an honor to be recognized by our listeners and the readers of the Arkansas Times as the Best Radio Station,” said Nathan Vandiver, KUAR’s interim general manager. KUAR has once again been named Best Radio Station in the Arkansas Times annual Best of Arkansas Awards.

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