Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, May 15, 2025.
- The Arkansas Department of Corrections says it is moving forward with plans to build a new state prison in Franklin County
- North Little Rock voters approved a a 4-mill property tax increase in a Tuesday vote
- Two grassroots groups are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit against new restrictions to Arkansas' direct democracy process
- Retired judge Wendell Griffen says he is running to serve as the next Pulaski County Judge
- A Central Arkansas jury has ruled in favor of a Black public defender who says she was paid less than her white counterparts
- Central Arkansas' prosecuting attorney Will Jones says he is running for reelection
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