Josie Lenora
Politics/Government ReporterJosie Lenora is the Politics/Government Reporter for Little Rock Public Radio. She covers anything involving city government, the legislature, or the governor's office. She is the occasional fill-in host for Morning Edition or All Things Considered.
She has ten first-place awards from the Arkansas Society of Professional Journalists. Her report on the Arkansas Department of Education's AP African American Studies ban won first place at the National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest for 2024, in the radio category. She is also the recipient of The National Press Foundations 2024 Elections Journalism Fellowship. She is also a board member for the Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Her reporting has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. This includes the Lawsuit over "Critical Race Theory" in Schools, Arkansas drag bans and the State Monument to the Unborn. She has done freelance audio work for Gimlet's podcast "Crime Show" and Dateline NBC's "Murder in Apartment 12." She is an occasional guest on the Arkansas-PBS weekly news show "Arkansas Week."
Josie has a B.A. degree in English/creative writing from Hendrix College in Conway. When she is not at work, Josie renovates the insides of old dollhouses, works on her annual book quota and listens to as many podcasts as she can fit in a day.
She also loves hearing from listeners. Email: josie@littlerockpublicradio.org
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The meeting comes amid nine ongoing attempts to put a mandatory hand-counting measure on county ballots.
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Starting October 21, Arkansans will have two weeks to vote early in the elections.
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In an opinion released Thursday, the Court overruled a lawsuit objecting to the amendment’s ballot title and signature collections.
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A charter school company called IOTA Community Schools was given state approval to build two new schools in Southwest Little Rock.
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Their district encompasses parts of North Little Rock and the Indian Hills neighborhood.
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Some central Arkansas voters will see Democrat Kwami Abdul-Bey and incumbent Republican Rep. David Ray on the ballot in November.
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Maureen Skinner is running as a Democrat against incumbent Republican state Sen. Mark Johnson.
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A Libertarian, Democrat and Republican are in competition for the position of Treasurer of the State of Arkansas.
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Attorney Risie Howard will face off against incumbent Rep. Bruce Westerman in the contest for 4th Congressional District in the southwestern part of the state.
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A Democrat and a Libertarian will be on the ballot for voters in east Arkansas.