Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, February 28, 2025.
- A bill to allow executions using nitrogen gas has advanced through a first committee hearing
- The Arkansas Legislature is considering a bill to raise the pay of school nurses
- Lawmakers in Arkansas rejected a bill that would grant the Secretary of State law enforcement powers over the ballot initiative process
- State lawmakers have voted down a proposal to dedicated funding for a new prison
- A bill to erect a monument commemorating the integration of Hoxie public schools at the Arkansas State Capitol is headed to the Senate for a final vote
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