Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.
On today's agenda:
-Efforts to change the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act hit snags in the first day of a special legislative session
-Arkansas lawmakers advance new tax cuts, bans on COVID vaccine mandates
-A new ballot initiative would repeal Arkansas' sales tax on feminine hygiene products
-Police respond to a reported gunshot at a North Little Rock school
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