Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
On today's agenda:
-Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Little Rock for a panel discussion on the decline in civic engagement
-Arkansas COVID-19 cases appear to be trending downward after a summertime spike
-Democratic House Minority Leader Rep. Tippi McCullough discusses the state's Medicaid unwinding process
-Dr. Joseph Bates, a pioneer of public health in Arkansas, dies at the age of 90
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.