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Daily Newscast for Thursday, February 27, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, February 27, 2025.

- Governor Sanders is championing a host of new bills called the 'Communist China Defense legislative package'

- A bill to require students to watch videos of human fetal development failed in committee on Wednesday

- A bill to amend the School Choice act of 2015 to include intradistrict transfers has failed in committee

- One of two visitor centers at the Buffalo National River has closed amid federal cuts

- A bill to lower the requirements for library system directors in Arkansas has advanced to a final vote in the House

- The state of Arkansas is suing General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar over the sale of driver data

- The Jefferson County quorum court has once again failed to pass a revised county budget

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.