Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
- Nearly half of Arkansans can be considered Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained and Employed, or ALICE, according to a new report
- Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. says he has ordered fleet services to work mandatory overtime to improve city waste collection services
- The state of Arkansas has approved a $16.5-million contract to build a new 3,000-bed prison
- More than $17 million is being distributed from Metroplan to Central Arkansas transportation projects
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