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Daily Newscast for Friday, May 9, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, May 9, 2025.

- Arkansas Medicaid recipients, advocates raise concern over state's plan to reinstate work reporting requirements.

- Ballot title aiming to strengthen direct democracy process rejected for a third time.

- Lawsuit seeking to close Arkansas' GOP primaries dismissed by federal judge.
- Attorney General received nearly $20k from a nonprofit to fund international travel last month.

- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville faculty oppose new state law requiring Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms, state buildings.

- Northwest Arkansas Economic Think Tank announces two new initiatives.

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.

Maggie Ryan is a reporter and local host of All Things Considered for Little Rock Public Radio.