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Daily Newscast for Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

- Jefferson County Quorum Court Justice of the Peace Danny Holcomb has resigned amid an ongoing shutdown of the county government

- Lawmakers with the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus on Monday questioned Walmart officials about the company's pull back from diversity, equity and inclusion policies

- Senate Bill 3 to end affirmative action programs in Arkansas is on the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee agenda Tuesday

- House Bill 1071 expanding protections against use of AI likenesses has passed on to a Senate committee

- The city of Little Rock cut the ribbon on a new physical therapy center for public safety workers on Monday

- A senate legislative committee has moved a bill forward to introduce a new specialty license plate honoring women veterans

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.