Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, February 6, 2025.
- A bill to end affirmative action in Arkansas is moving to the full House for a vote
- A 15-year-old was arrested Tuesday after allegedly trying to steal a plane from the Texarkana Regional Airport
- Local Activists filled the steps leading to the Arkansas State Capitol grounds on Wednesday to protest actions taken by the Trump administration
- An Arkansas court has ruled the state cannot enforce a 2021 law extending the deadline for victims of sexual abuse to sue their abusers
- State lawmakers advanced a proposal limiting the damages plaintiffs can recover in medical malpractice suits to the full Senate for a vote
- A bill to provide free school breakfast to all public school students using medical marijuana funds has passed to the full Senate for a vote
- Arkansas' latest revenue report has come in lower than in January of 2024
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