Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
- Arkansas lawmakers advanced a bill on Tuesday that would exert more control over local governments and DEI initiatives
- A bill allowing medical malpractice lawsuits against providers of 'gender-affirming intervention' for minors has advanced in the Arkansas legislature
- An effort to include exceptions for rape or incest in Arkansas' anti-abortion laws failed in a House committee Tuesday
- A legislative panel advanced a bill to create a marker for high-level sex offenders on state IDs
- A bill requiring all state-owned buildings to display a copy of the Ten Commandments has gained final approval in the Arkansas Legislature
- A bill to allow direct shipments of specialty wine to wet counties in Arkansas has advanced in the state legislature
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