Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
- Officials with the Arkansas Department of Human Services appeared before a legislative subcommittee Monday afternoon to provide updates on the state's SNAP and Medicaid operations
- The Trump administration has released final rules for new Medicaid work requirements that will take effect in most states on January 1
- Arkansas’ two largest public retirement systems have invested nearly 25 million dollars in Israeli bonds
- Members of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee are reviewing whether some Arkansas municipalities can remain financially sustainable
- Jefferson County officials have chosen Retired Pine Bluff Police Chief Ivan Whitfield as a new temporary leader
- Longtime Arkansas culinary leader Chef André Poirot has died at age 68
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