Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.
-A new proposal would hold private and religious schools receiving public money to the same standards as public schools
-Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin calls on a judge to reverse an order in an ongoing lawsuit against the state Corrections Board
-A Little Rock Baptist pastor steps down from a Missouri seminary over criticism of his handling of sexual assault allegations against a former employee
-The Saline County Library names a new director
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