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The report lists completed and ongoing efforts to find and address factors contributing to Arkansas’ high maternal mortality rate.

Renters' rights groups presented testimony from tenants whose health and safety have suffered as a result of poor housing conditions and presented a list of policy suggestions.

Three advocacy organizations joined forces in advance of Labor day weekend to share testimonies of Arkansans who rely on Medicaid.

The funding is distributed by the Environmental Protection Agency and will be split between Central Arkansas, the Fort Smith area, and Northwest Arkansas.

Each year, volunteers show up by the truckload to pick watermelons for local charitable food networks.

Eric E. Harrison joins LRPR's All Things Considered to share upcoming arts and culture events on today's Weekend Entertainment Roundup.

Nine days after a shooting killed four people and injured at least 11 others in Fordyce, Gov. Sarah Sanders met with emergency responders, community members, and laid flowers at a memorial honoring the victims.

Infilled cities and an influx of population are driving growth in the Little Rock MSA.

The report looks at how children and families fare across four areas in each state: economic well-being, education, health, and family and community

Brownfields are under-utilized properties with potential hazardous substances or pollution getting in the way of redevelopment. Condemned buildings, old scrap yards, and hazardous waste sites risk becoming brownfields if neglected by the surrounding community.