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Daily Newscast for Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, June 19, 2024, Juneteenth.

- Two tax cut proposals passed through both chambers of the Arkansas Legislature Tuesday, ahead of a final vote that could come as early as Wednesday

- Advocates for child and family well-being are criticizing the state legislature's focus on tax cuts

- Attorney General Tim Griffin says he's against a Biden Administration policy allowing Palestinians facing deportation to temporarily live and work in the U.S.

- Arkansas lawmakers have advanced a pair of resolutions voicing their disapproval of two proposed amendments to the state constitution

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.