Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
-Little Rock city directors fail for the second time to pass a data center moratorium
-Lawmakers hear testimony from Entergy Arkansas about a law allowing utilities to pass construction costs onto consumers
-Pulaski County voters turn out to the polls in force on the first day of early voting
-Three more Greene County jail employees are fired after the death of a woman in custody
-Little Rock economic development officials launch a new tool to help attract new talent to the region
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