Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, February 20, 2025.
- A bill requiring canvassers to remind voters that petition fraud is a criminal offense advanced to the full Arkansas House for a vote
- A bill to bar registered sex offenders from 'swimming areas' advanced through committee
- SB181, which would remove the requirement for library directors to receive a master's degree from a school accredited by the American Library Association, passed through the full Arkansas Senate on its way to a House committee
- Bitterly cold temperatures are expected throughout the rest of the week
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