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 two first-place awards from the Arkansas Society of Professional Journalists, and her reporting on drag bans was featured on NPR's Morning Edition and the Weekend edition of All Things Considered. Her reporting on the Arkansas Department of Education's AP African American Studies ban and a state monument to the unborn was featured on NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. 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 resolutions will allow legislative committees to debate and discuss future crypto mine regulations. -
Representatives of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders insist no mistake was made in the $19,000 lectern purchase. -
The report found “potential non-compliance with state law” after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office purchased a $19,000 lectern. -
The governor touted an “incredible year” at the Capitol. -
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked to only increase the state's budget by 1.78%, much lower than the average increase.
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Thousands of visitors converged upon the Natural State to see the 2024 total solar eclipse. -
Chandler Wilson Carroll was arrested Thursday by the FBI at her home in downtown Little Rock. -
Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, plans to put forth new regulations on crypto mines mainly located in rural parts of the state. -
A group attempting to legalize abortion in Arkansas wants to put it before voters in November, but pro-life groups say it shouldn’t even be on the ballot. -
The joint Public Health Committee plans to “fill in” the medical and education “gaps” for pregnant people.
