Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, March 7, 2025.
-Lawmakers file a bill opening up Arkansans to civil penalties for "contributing" to a trans minor's social or medical transition
-Members of the Arkansas Educational Television Commission discuss legislation to eliminate the board
-Nearly 27,000 families apply for school voucher money under the state's Education Freedom Account program
-Activists rally at the Arkansas State Capitol against federal cuts to scientific research funding
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