Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, March 27, 2025.
- An influx of visitors to Arkansas' national parks comes amid severe funding and staffing cuts to the National Park Service under the Trump administration
- Arkansas could be losing as much as $165 million worth of federal rants as part of the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts
- US Sen. Tom Cotton is proposing legislation to jam cell phone signals in state and federal prisons
- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has rejected a proposal to change the state's ballot initiative process that was submitted on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Arkansas
- Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors have voted to eliminate a virtual attendance option for themselves
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