Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
- A bill to mandate audio recording devices in every locker room and changing room in public school districts is now on its way to Governor Sanders' desk
- An effort to fire all members of the Arkansas State Library Board is nearing final approval in the legislature
- A bill that would prohibit lobbying with certain foreign entities has failed in the Senate on an expunged vote
- A bill to ban Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies within local governments gained final approval in the Arkansas legislature
- Arkansas lawmakers advanced a bill requiring early voting in all cities with more than 15,000 residents
- A bill advancing through the state legislature would direct all challenges to state law directly to the Arkansas Court of Appeals
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