Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
- Gov. Sarah Sanders took an aerial survey of storm damage across Arkansas on Monday before meeting with local leadership
- Arkansas lawmakers have rejected an appropriations bill for a new 3,000 bed prison for a fourth time on Monday
- Arkansas lawmakers have advanced a proposal to delete any references to the West Bank in state government materials
- A senate committee has voted 'yes' on a plan to merge the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Arkansas food banks are expecting difficulties after cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs
- Road safety classes are coming to Arkansas middle school students, expected to roll out in the 2025-2026 school year
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