Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
- On Tuesday, Arkansas was given a Returning Education to the States Waiver
- Centene, a major insurer, is set to exit Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program
- Pulaski County Prosecutor Will Jones says three Arkansas State Park Rangers were justified in a May fatal shooting
- The 30 Crossing Park project will receive $30 million dollars from the Bezos Earth Fund, a philanthropic organization headed by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
- A bust of Maurice "Footsie" Britt was unveiled at the Arkansas State Capitol on Tuesday
- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed Steve Kueter to a seven-year term on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
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