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The inconsequential News Quiz returns! See how well you've been paying attention to recent news around the Natural State.

The First Gentleman is biking to work on Friday. Wait a second, what?

Matt Campbell said he plans to refile the lawsuit, which challenged the governor's use of the FOIA's "working papers" exemption to refuse the release of certain records.

Recommendations to make Arkansas a more welcoming place to people of different races and backgrounds got watered down in a Natural State Advisory Council report.

A Madison County newspaper has taken a look at Bryan Sanders' Natural State Advisory Council's activities, which always take place behind closed doors. Why so much secrecy?

A glossy report from the Natural State Initiative recommends making permanent the state Office of Outdoor Recreation, creating an Outdoor Business Alliance and sending more money to fund Arkansas's outdoors economy.

Westerman met over lunch with 10 to 12 invited guests in Jasper this week. The Arkansas congressman was there to address questions about the future of the Buffalo National River.

Because money can get tight around the holiday season, the RGA also has a $25K option for those trying to save a little cash.

Arkansas Farm Bureau delegates have approved a policy opposing redesignation of the Buffalo National River to a national park and preserve, a position advocated by two Walton heirs and the state's first gentleman.

On Oct. 26, more than 1,000 people turned out for a community meeting at the school cafeteria in Jasper, an Ozarks town and home to about 500 residents. Almost 2,000 more watched the meeting online. But the big names of the night were absent: two grandsons of Walmart founder Sam Walton and the Arkansas governor’s husband, Bryan Sanders.

The sweetest part of the new visitor’s center is the Loblolly Creamery Outpost, where visitors can treat themselves to a celebratory scoop of Arkansas-made ice cream.

The Madison County Record reports mixed results from the status change of New River Gorge in West Virginia. A similar change has been proposed for the Buffalo National River, but locals haven't warmed up to the idea.