Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, November 8, 2024.
- Fmr. State Sen. Jason Rapert again fails to remove funding from state libraries
- Senate Republicans voted to ban Minority Party chairs from holding committee vice seats.
- State regulators seek to recoup costs of plugging five natural gas wells left by an Oklahoma-based company.
- Board of Corrections approves a plan to build a prison in Charleston, following a town meeting where Charleston residents begged officials to vote against it.
- University of Arkansas at Fayetteville receives a $5 million grant from National Institute of Standards and Technology to study earthquake infrastructure.
- North Little Rock utilities company expands renewable energy portfolio with investment in new solar array.
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