Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, April 10, 2025.
- Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was sworn in as the next ambassador to Israel in a ceremony in Little Rock on Wednesday
- A bill to abolish the Arkansas State Library and state library board has failed in committee
- The Arkansas House of Representatives has advanced a bill allowing lawsuits over gender-affirming care for transgender minors
- Lawmakers advanced a bill to regulate sexually-explicit photos created using artificial intelligence on Wednesday
- Arkansas lawmakers rejected a bill to expand the state's open records laws to include the state board of apportionment
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.