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Afternoon Newscast for Friday, March 7, 2025

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

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.

Daniel Breen is News Director of Little Rock Public Radio.