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Afternoon Newscast for Friday, February 21, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, February 21, 2025.

- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed bills to provide free breakfast and to ban student cellphone use in Arkansas public schools

- U.S. Appeals Court for the 8th Circuit overturns a lower court dismissal of a suit against a rule requiring state employers to accommodate employees seeking abortions.

- Arkansas Center for Health Improvement releases new dashboard to track mental health landscape in Arkansas.

- Four Buffalo National River employees impacted by mass firings across federal agencies.

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.

Maggie Ryan is a reporter and local host of All Things Considered for Little Rock Public Radio.