Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, August 15, 2024.
- An attorney for Public Service Commission Chairman Doyle Webb confirms the chairman is under investigation by the Arkansas Ethics Commission
- The Joint Public Health Committee heard the results of a comprehensive study on Arkansas' medical marijuana program on Wednesday
- The Arkansas Supreme Court is allowing two additional campaigns to join a lawsuit against Secretary of State John Thurston related to his rejection of an abortion amendment proposal
- Inaugural Food Desert Elimination Grants were distributed to four local organizations working to combat chronic hunger in their communities
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