Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
On today's agenda:
-Gov. Sarah Sanders signs new tax cuts and legislation restricting the Freedom of Information Act into law
-A toddler dies after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from a splash pad at the Country Club of Little Rock
-Three members of the Little Rock Housing Authority board say they will not resign despite being asked to do so by Mayor Frank Scott Jr.
-Central Arkansas elementary students take part in a program to boost knowledge of healthy food
Listen to live newscasts from Little Rock Public Radio each weekday during NPR's Morning Edition from 6 to 9 a.m., during All Things Considered from 4 to 6 p.m., and online at littlerockpublicradio.org.