Nathan Treece
Reporter & Host, Little Rock Public Radio-
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) can incubate for 12 to 18 months and spread widely in a population before symptoms begin in the final stages before death. -
An upcoming ballot initiative, allowing for economic development districts in Arkansas, is expected to prove useful in supporting local municipalities. -
More than 400 attorneys from across Arkansas came to hear the kickoff of the "Emerging Issues Series," focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and its ethical use in legal practices. -
Campaign hopes to improve on facts including:* 40% of Arkansas women on Medicaid not receiving prenatal care in first trimester* 78% not aware Arkansas Health Units provide pregnancy support. -
Arkansas Act 84, enacted into law in 2023, allows certain insurers to offer family leave insurance as voluntary for an employer to offer. It is that provision which makes unavailable for most workers in Arkansas. -
Red Cross experts urge people to make plans before severe weather strikes, stay connected with charged phones and extra batteries and a working radio, prepare water and supplies and coordinate with neighbors and others when possible. -
Controversy now surrounds the violence which broke out immediately after the Erika Kirk event between supporters and protesters outside the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion on Wednesday, with a trooper injured, and several arrests made. -
University of Arkansas Professor Shirin Saeidi, Ph.D., was suspended for social media posts about Israel, Gaza and Iran, and recommended for firing in December. -
According to the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform, most rural hospitals in the U.S. no longer deliver babies. It’s a decline decades in the making that’s only accelerated because of rising costs, just as contributions from Medicaid are dropping. -
Some of the exhibits removed nationally include those related to slavery, racism, discrimination, pollution, climate change, and any reference to transgender people, among the many disqualifying topics for display at U.S. National Parks.
