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Daily Newscast for Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

- A new report says Arkansas Corrections officials aren't doing enough to prevent suicides in state prisons

- A group of activists is trying to remove Arkansas' statewide tax on menstrual hygiene products and diapers

- A report finds a years-long, multimillion-dollar program had virtually no impact on students' educational outcomes in Arkansas

- A hearing held Tuesday in an ongoing lawsuit against a cryptocurrency company in Arkansas

- The federal government says Little Rock's public housing agency must repay more than $1 million they say was misspent

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.