Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.
Today's headlines:
-Gov. Sarah Sanders appoints a new corrections secretary
-An investigation into the governor's purchase of a $19,000 lectern will conclude in March
-Arkansas' attorney general rejects an effort to boost accountability for private and religious schools
-Little Rock School District officials discuss snow days
-Students at a Little Rock elementary school can now deposit money into a "mock bank"
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