Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, May 17, 2024.
- A member of Arkansas' judicial oversight panel is resigning amid allegations of misconduct
- The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled four laws restricting the voting process can stay in place
- Plaintiffs in a legal challenge against an Arkansas law regulating library content are calling for it to be permanently blocked
- U.S. Senator Tom Cotton has introduced legislation to repeal a $200 federal firearm transfer tax
- Arkansas Children's Research Institute has received a $2 million award
- Little Rock's newest public school, Dr. Marian G. Lacey Academy has opened
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