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Daily Newscast for Thursday, July 3, 2025

Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Thursday, July 3, 2025.

- The state of Arkansas has responded to a lawsuit over a new act requiring a copy of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public buildings

- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has rejected a proposal to enshrine direct democracy into the state constitution for a second time

- CHI St. Vincent is now offering a food pantry open for its staff

- Arkansas government has ended the fiscal year with a $368 million budget surplus

- A homicide victim's remains found in 1989 have now been identified

- A judge has ordered Helena West-Helena Mayor Christopher Franklin to be removed from office

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.

Nathan Treece is a reporter and local host of NPR's Morning Edition for Little Rock Public Radio.