Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
- Senate Bill 142, which would ban students from using their cell phones from 'bell to bell' passed committee heading to the full House
- A bill to provide free breakfast to all students in Arkansas public schools has passed committee to the full House for a final vote
- A bill to require private schools participating in the state voucher program to have the same reporting requirements as public schools failed in committee
- Five of six bills aiming to change the petition process in Arkansas gained approval in a legislative committee on Tuesday
- A House committee has advanced a bill to amend maternal health laws in Arkansas
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