Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
- A federal judge has permanently blocked an Arkansas law requiring copies of the Ten Commandments in all state-run buildings
- Little Rock’s Philander Smith University has received $7 million to help fund improvements to its health and science center
- A new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition highlights a shortage of affordable rental housing across Arkansas
- A candidate for sheriff of a Central Arkansas county is suing over alleged defamatory social media postings
- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed a new member of the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees
- The Arkansas Farm Bureau says clearing log jams from the Cache River is a growing priority
- Arkansas State University System trustees approved a $15 million investment for the first phase of the Career Readiness Education and Skills Training Center
- Cypress Creek Renewables has announced it will acquire the Steel River solar and battery storage project from Swift Current Energy
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