Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, January 24, 2025.
- Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester issued a secretarial directive to review the state's election security procedures
- House Bill 1060, which would require public schools to teach 'the failure of communism and autocratic systems' was pulled from consideration to be amended and reintroduced
- A bill to exclude Central Bank Digital Currency from the definition of money has been tabled pending input from Arkansas banking entities
- The City of Little Rock has reopened emergency overnight cold-weather shelters
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