Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Monday, July 20, 2026.
- The Department of Human Services says nearly 64,000 enrollees of the state’s expanded Medicaid program are not compliant with a new work requirement taking effect beginning in 2027
- A Jonesboro-based security training and crisis preparedness company is partnering with an active shooter suppression service to expand emergency preparedness and active shooter response training
- Get Loud Arkansas is hosting its second annual Summer Youth Ambassador Program, bringing together high school and college students to develop leadership skills and encourage civic participation
- The University of Arkansas is launching a 3-year study of students utilizing the Education Freedom Accounts program to transfer schools
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