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Daily Newscast for Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

- A bill to allow executions using nitrogen gas in Arkansas has advanced through the full House

- Arkansas lawmakers have advanced a pair of bills aimed at enhancing criminal penalties for human trafficking

- State officials say the cost of a new 3,000 bed prison in Charleston will cost much more than previously estimated

- Arkansas families are signing up for school vouchers in record numbers

- Arkansans can now access driver's licenses and state ID cards via a mobile app called Arkansas Mobile ID

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.