Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, June 9, 2025.
- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton has requested Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll to expand and modernize the Pine Bluff Arsenal, the only site in the U.S. that produces white phosphorus munition
- U.S. Rep. Steve Womack says he backs the House bill known as the 'big, beautiful bill' because it would allow congress to address mandatory programs driving the deficit
- U.S. Sen. Boozman says the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry committee's proposal may differ from the House proposal, especially concerning the state's SNAP benefit funding
- The North Little Rock school district is seeking a site for a new middle school
- Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, says a new law increasing penalties on cargo theft
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.
