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Daily Newscast for Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

- The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled votes on an amendment to expand medical marijuana will not count

- Arkansas lawmakers heard arguments Monday on a measure that had attempted to mandate hand counting of ballots in Saline County

- Metroplan Director Casey Covington provided more details on $17 million in funding coming to Central Arkansas

- A coalition of Attorneys General, including Arkansas, is working to stop robocalls from a Florida-based company that had previously received cease and desist letters

- Candidates are making their final pitches to voters as early voting begins in Arkansas

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.