Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, April 24, 2026.
- State lawmakers have rejected a proposal to increase funding for the early childhood program, Arkansas Better Chance
- A bill to increase funding for the state’s public television network is making its way through the Arkansas Legislature.
- Activists are sounding the alarm about potential cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP
- Lawmakers have voted down an amendment that would have prevented the University of Arkansas from transferring funds to its athletics department.
- Nadine Jarmon will step down as executive director of the Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Opponents of a $1-billion-dollar AI data center in Southeast Little Rock gathered downtown on Wednesday
- A state lawmaker has withdrawn his proposal to bar state funding for a center for Middle East studies
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