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Daily Newscast for Thursday, March 7, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, March 7, 2024.

- The state of Arkansas has drawn up plans to combat the high rate of maternal mortality

- Gov. Sarah Sanders has proclaimed March is School Breakfast Month in Arkansas

- Gov. Sanders calls on the state legislature to approve a temporary pay plan for state employees, ahead of a proposed overhaul of employee pay plans

- The Elaine Legacy Center is suing a contractor hired to restore the 105-year-old building

- The first phase of a new bike and pedestrian trail is officially underway in Pulaski County

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.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.