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Daily Newscast for Friday, January 24, 2025

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

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.