Here's the latest local and regional news from the KUAR Newsroom for Friday, June 9, 2023.
On today's agenda:
-Just under 69,000 Arkansans lost Medicaid coverage in May
-Nearly all schools in the Arkansas State University system request tuition increases
-A top official with the Arkansas Department of Human Services takes a job overseeing the state's teacher retirement system
-The Interstate 55 bridge to Memphis will close for construction over the weekend
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